Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Concurrently Open Software Applications

ABSTRACT

An electronic device detects a gesture on a touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, when the gesture is a first swipe gesture in a first direction, the device displays at least a list of recent electronic notifications. When the gesture is a second swipe gesture in a second direction distinct from the first direction, the device displays one or more settings icons in a settings panel, wherein the settings panel includes a respective settings icon that, when selected, causes a partially transparent interface to be displayed over the settings panel, wherein the partially transparent interface is at least partially transparent so that at least a portion of the settings panel can be seen through the partially transparent user interface.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent ApplicationSer. No. 61/832,892, filed Jun. 9, 2013 and U.S. Provisional PatentApplication Ser. No. 61/801,943, filed Mar. 15, 2013, which areincorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

This application is also related to the following: (1) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 12/888,382, filed Sep. 22, 2010, entitled “Device,Method, and Graphical User Interface for Managing Concurrently OpenSoftware Applications,” (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/888,384,filed Sep. 22, 2010, entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical UserInterface for Managing Concurrently Open Software Applications,” (3)U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/888,386, filed Sep. 22, 2010,entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for ManagingConcurrently Open Software Applications,” (4) U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 12/888,389, filed Sep. 22, 2010, entitled “Device, Method, andGraphical User Interface for Managing Concurrently Open SoftwareApplications,” (5) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/888,391, filedSep. 22, 2010, entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interfacefor Managing Concurrently Open Software Applications,” and (6) U.S.patent application Ser. No. 12/888,381, which claims priority to U.S.Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/321,869, filed Apr. 7, 2010. All ofthese applications are incorporated herein by reference in theirentirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This relates generally to portable electronic devices withtouch-sensitive surfaces, including but not limited to portableelectronic devices with touch-sensitive surfaces that are configured tohave multiple open software applications.

BACKGROUND

The use of touch-sensitive surfaces as input devices for computers andother electronic computing devices has increased significantly in recentyears. Exemplary touch-sensitive surfaces include touch pads and touchscreen displays. Such surfaces are widely used to select, launch, andmanage software applications.

For portable electronic devices, existing methods for managingconcurrently open applications are cumbersome and inefficient. Forexample, portable devices with small screens (e.g., smart phones andother pocket-sized devices) typically display a single application at atime, even though multiple applications may be running on the device.With such devices, a user may have difficulty seeing and managing thecurrently open applications. This situation creates a significantcognitive burden on a user. In addition, existing methods for managingcurrently open applications take longer than necessary, thereby wastingenergy. This latter consideration is particularly important inbattery-operated devices.

SUMMARY

Accordingly, there is a need for computing devices with faster, moreefficient methods and interfaces for managing concurrently openapplications. Such methods and interfaces may complement or replaceconventional methods for managing concurrently open applications. Suchmethods and interfaces reduce the cognitive burden on a user and producea more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computingdevices, such methods and interfaces conserve power and increase thetime between battery charges.

The above deficiencies and other problems associated with userinterfaces for computing devices with touch-sensitive surfaces arereduced or eliminated by the disclosed devices. In some embodiments, thedevice is portable (e.g., a notebook computer, tablet computer, orhandheld device). In some embodiments, the device has a touchpad. Insome embodiments, the device has a touch-sensitive display (also knownas a “touch screen” or “touch screen display”). In some embodiments, thedevice has a graphical user interface (GUI), one or more processors,memory and one or more modules, programs or sets of instructions storedin the memory for performing multiple functions. In some embodiments,the user interacts with the GUI primarily through finger contacts andgestures on the touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, thefunctions may include image editing, drawing, presenting, wordprocessing, website creating, disk authoring, spreadsheet making, gameplaying, telephoning, video conferencing, e-mailing, instant messaging,workout support, digital photographing, digital videoing, web browsing,digital music playing, and/or digital video playing. Executableinstructions for performing these functions may be included in acomputer readable storage medium or other computer program productconfigured for execution by one or more processors.

In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at amultifunction device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includesdisplaying a first application view on the touch-sensitive display thatcorresponds to a first application in a plurality of concurrently openapplications. The first application view is displayed withoutconcurrently displaying an application view for any other application inthe plurality of concurrently open applications. The method alsoincludes detecting a first input, and in response to detecting the firstinput, entering an application view selection mode for selecting one ofthe concurrently open applications for display in a correspondingapplication view, displaying in a first predefined area an initial groupof open application icons that correspond to at least some of theplurality of concurrently open applications, and concurrently displayingat least a portion of the first application view adjacent to the firstpredefined area. The method further includes detecting a gesture on arespective open application icon in the first predefined area, and, inresponse to detecting the gesture on the respective open applicationicon, displaying a respective application view on the touch-sensitivedisplay for a corresponding application in the plurality of concurrentlyopen applications, ceasing to display open application icons in thefirst predefined area, and exiting the application view selection mode.The respective application view is displayed without concurrentlydisplaying an application view for any other application in theplurality of concurrently open applications.

In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at amultifunction device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includesdisplaying a first application view on the touch-sensitive display thatcorresponds to a first application in a plurality of concurrently openapplications. The first application view is displayed withoutconcurrently displaying an application view for any other application inthe plurality of concurrently open applications. The method alsoincludes detecting a first input, and in response to detecting the firstinput, entering an application view selection mode for selecting one ofthe concurrently open applications for display in a correspondingapplication view, and displaying in a predefined area images of openapplications that correspond to at least some of the plurality ofconcurrently open applications. The images of open applications aredisplayed in a three-dimensional stack extending backwards on thedisplay. The method furthermore includes detecting a gesture on arespective image of an open application in the three-dimensional stack,and in response to detecting the gesture on the respective image of theopen application, displaying a respective application view on thetouch-sensitive display for a corresponding application in the pluralityof concurrently open applications, ceasing to display thethree-dimensional stack of images of open applications, and exiting theapplication view selection mode. The respective application view isdisplayed without concurrently displaying an application view for anyother application in the plurality of concurrently open applications.

In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at amultifunction device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includesdisplaying a first application view at a first size on thetouch-sensitive display. The first application view corresponds to afirst application in a plurality of concurrently open applications, andthe first application view is displayed without concurrently displayingat the first size an application view for any other application in theplurality of concurrently open applications. The method also includesdetecting a first input, and in response to detecting the first input,entering an application view selection mode for selecting one of theconcurrently open applications for display in a correspondingapplication view, and displaying images of open applications in apredefined area. Each image is displayed at a second size that issmaller than the first size, and the images correspond to at least someof the plurality of concurrently open applications. The method furtherincludes detecting a gesture on a respective image of an openapplication in the predefined area, and in response to detecting thegesture on the respective image, displaying a respective applicationview at the first size on the touch-sensitive display for acorresponding application in the plurality of concurrently openapplications, ceasing to display the images in the predefined area, andexiting the application view selection mode. The respective applicationview is displayed without concurrently displaying at the first size anapplication view for any other application in the plurality ofconcurrently open applications.

In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at amultifunction device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includesdisplaying a first application view at a first size the touch-sensitivedisplay. The first application view corresponds to a first applicationin a plurality of concurrently open applications, and the firstapplication view is displayed without concurrently displaying at thefirst size an application view for any other application in theplurality of concurrently open applications. The method also includesconcurrently displaying in a predefined area images of openapplications. Each image is displayed at a second size that is smallerthan the first size, and the images correspond to at least some of theplurality of concurrently open applications. The method furthermoreincludes detecting a gesture on a respective image of an openapplication in the predefined area, and in response to detecting thegesture on the respective image, displaying a respective applicationview at the first size on the touch-sensitive display for acorresponding application in the plurality of concurrently openapplications. The respective application view is displayed withoutconcurrently displaying at the first size an application view for anyother application in the plurality of concurrently open applications.

In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at amultifunction device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includesperforming the following actions, while in an application view selectionmode for selecting one of a plurality of concurrently open applicationsfor display in a corresponding application view. The method includesdisplaying in a predefined area an initial group of open applicationicons that correspond to at least some of the plurality of concurrentlyopen applications, detecting a gesture in the predefined area, and inresponse to detecting the gesture in the predefined area, performing oneof the following actions. When the gesture is a first scroll gesture ina first direction, the method includes scrolling to display other openapplication icons in the plurality of concurrently open applicationicons in the predefined area. When the gesture is a second scrollgesture in a second direction opposite the first direction, the methodincludes scrolling to display settings icons in the predefined area.When the gesture is a first gesture on a respective open applicationicon, the method includes displaying a respective application view onthe touch-sensitive display for a corresponding application in theplurality of concurrently open applications, ceasing to display openapplication icons in the predefined area, and exiting the applicationview selection mode.

In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at amultifunction device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includesdisplaying a first application view at a first size in a firstapplication. The first application view includes a user selectableobject associated with a second application that is distinct from thefirst application. The method also includes detecting a first gesture ata location that corresponds to the user selectable object, and inresponse to detecting the first gesture, ceasing to display the firstapplication view, and displaying a second application view in the secondapplication. The method furthermore includes, while in the secondapplication, detecting an input, and in response to detecting the input,entering an application view selection mode for selecting one of aplurality of concurrently open applications for display in acorresponding application view, displaying in a first predefined areaimages of open applications, and displaying in a second predefined area,distinct from the first predefined area, a portion of a view withapplication icons for launching applications. The images of openapplications correspond to at least some of the plurality ofconcurrently open applications, each image is displayed at a second sizethat is smaller than the first size, and the images include an image ofthe first application view and an image of a view in the secondapplication. The method includes while in the application view selectionmode, detecting a second gesture, and in response to detecting thesecond gesture, performing one of the following actions. The methodincludes, when the second gesture is at a location corresponding to theimage of the first application view, displaying the first applicationview at the first size in the first application, ceasing to display theimages in the first predefined area, and exiting the application viewselection mode. The method includes, when the second gesture is at alocation corresponding to the second predefined area, displaying theview with application icons for launching applications, ceasing todisplay the images in the first predefined area, and exiting theapplication view selection mode.

In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at amultifunction device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includesdisplaying a first application view at a first size on thetouch-sensitive display. The first application view corresponds to afirst application in a plurality of concurrently open applications, andthe first application view is displayed without concurrently displayingat the first size an application view for any other application in theplurality of concurrently open applications. The method includesdetecting a first input; and, in response to detecting the first input,entering an application view selection mode for selecting one of theconcurrently open applications for display in a correspondingapplication view; and displaying images of open applications. Each imageis displayed at a second size that is smaller than the first size, acorresponding open application icon is concurrently displayed with eachimage, and the images and corresponding open application iconscorrespond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently openapplications. The method includes detecting a selection gesture on arespective image of an open application; and, in response to detectingthe selection gesture on the respective image, displaying a respectiveapplication view at the first size on the touch-sensitive display for acorresponding application in the plurality of concurrently openapplications; ceasing to display the images and corresponding openapplication icons; and exiting the application view selection mode. Therespective application view is displayed without concurrently displayingat the first size an application view for any other application in theplurality of concurrently open applications.

In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at amultifunction device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includesdetecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display. In response todetecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive display, the methodincludes, when the gesture is a first swipe gesture in a firstdirection, displaying a plurality of open application icons thatcorresponds to at least some of a plurality of concurrently openapplications. The method further includes, when the gesture is a secondswipe gesture in a second direction distinct from the first direction,displaying one or more settings icons. In some embodiments, the firstdirection is a horizontal direction, and the second direction is anupward direction.

In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at amultifunction device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includesdetecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display. In response todetecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive display, the methodincludes, when the gesture is a first swipe gesture in a firstdirection, displaying at least a list of recent electronicnotifications. The method further includes, when the gesture is a secondswipe gesture in a second direction distinct from the first direction,displaying one or more settings icons. In some embodiments, the firstdirection is a downward direction, and the second direction is an upwarddirection.

In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes atouch-sensitive display, one or more processors, memory, and one or moreprograms; the one or more programs are stored in the memory andconfigured to be executed by the one or more processors and the one ormore programs include instructions for performing the operations of anyof the methods described above. In accordance with some embodiments, agraphical user interface on an electronic device with a touch-sensitivedisplay, a memory, and one or more processors to execute one or moreprograms stored in the memory includes one or more of the elementsdisplayed in any of the methods described above, which are updated inresponse to inputs, as described in any of the methods above. Inaccordance with some embodiments, a computer readable storage medium hasstored therein instructions, which, when executed by an electronicdevice with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to perform theoperations of any of the methods described above. In accordance withsome embodiments, an electronic device includes: a touch-sensitivedisplay; and means for performing the operations of any of the methodsdescribed above. In accordance with some embodiments, an informationprocessing apparatus, for use in an electronic device with atouch-sensitive display, includes means for performing the operations ofany of the methods described above.

In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes atouch-sensitive display unit configured to display a first applicationview at a first size on the touch-sensitive display unit, wherein thefirst application view corresponds to a first application in a pluralityof concurrently open applications, and the first application view isdisplayed without concurrently displaying at the first size anapplication view for any other application in the plurality ofconcurrently open applications. The electronic device also includes aprocessing unit coupled to the touch-sensitive display unit. Theprocessing unit is configured to detect a first input; and, in responseto detecting the first input, enter an application view selection modefor selecting one of the concurrently open applications for display in acorresponding application view; and enable display of images of openapplications. Each image is displayed at a second size that is smallerthan the first size. A corresponding open application icon isconcurrently displayed with each image. The images and correspondingopen application icons correspond to at least some of the plurality ofconcurrently open applications. The processing unit is configured todetect a selection gesture on a respective image of an open application;and, in response to detecting the selection gesture on the respectiveimage, enable display of a respective application view at the first sizeon the touch-sensitive display unit for a corresponding application inthe plurality of concurrently open applications, wherein the respectiveapplication view is displayed without concurrently displaying at thefirst size an application view for any other application in theplurality of concurrently open applications; cease to display the imagesand corresponding open application icons; and exit the application viewselection mode.

In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes atouch-sensitive display unit and a processing unit coupled to thetouch-sensitive display unit. The processing unit is configured todetect a gesture on a touch-sensitive display of the touch-sensitivedisplay unit. The processing unit is configured to, in response todetecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive display, when the gestureis a first swipe gesture in a first direction, enable display of aplurality of open application icons that corresponds to at least some ofa plurality of concurrently open applications. The processing unit isfurther configured to, when the gesture is a second swipe gesture in asecond direction distinct from the first direction, enable display ofone or more settings icons. In some embodiments, the first direction isa horizontal direction, and the second direction is an upward direction.

In accordance with some embodiments, an electronic device includes atouch-sensitive display unit and a processing unit coupled to thetouch-sensitive display unit. The processing unit is configured todetect a gesture on a touch-sensitive display of the touch-sensitivedisplay unit. The processing unit is configured to, in response todetecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive display, when the gestureis a first swipe gesture in a first direction, enable display of atleast a list of recent electronic notifications. The processing unit isfurther configured to, when the gesture is a second swipe gesture in asecond direction distinct from the first direction, enable display ofone or more settings icons. In some embodiments, the first direction isa downward direction, and the second direction is an upward direction.

Thus, multifunction devices with touch-sensitive displays are providedwith faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for managingconcurrently open software applications, thereby increasing theeffectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction with such devices. Suchmethods and interfaces may complement or replace conventional methodsfor managing concurrently open software applications.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

For a better understanding of the aforementioned embodiments of theinvention as well as additional embodiments thereof, reference should bemade to the Description of Embodiments below, in conjunction with thefollowing drawings in which like reference numerals refer tocorresponding parts throughout the figures.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are block diagrams illustrating portable multifunctiondevices with touch-sensitive displays in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 1C is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for eventhandling in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device having a touch screenin accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with someembodiments.

FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu ofapplications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 4C illustrates an exemplary user interface for a multifunctiondevice with a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the displayin accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5A-5ZZ illustrate exemplary user interfaces for selecting one ofconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5AAA-5HHH illustrate exemplary user interfaces for displayingsettings icons and other information in accordance with someembodiments.

FIGS. 6A-6C are flow diagrams illustrating a method of selecting one ofconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of selecting one ofconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 8A-8C are flow diagrams illustrating a method of selecting one ofconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of selecting one ofconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of selecting one ofconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 11A-11B are flow diagrams illustrating a method of selecting oneof concurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 12A-12B are flow diagrams illustrating a method of selecting oneof concurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 14 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of displaying settingsicons in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 15 is a flow diagram illustrating a method of displaying settingsicons in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 16 is a functional block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of whichare illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following detaileddescription, numerous specific details are set forth in order to providea thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will beapparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present inventionmay be practiced without these specific details. In other instances,well-known methods, procedures, components, circuits, and networks havenot been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspectsof the embodiments.

It will also be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc.may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements shouldnot be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguishone element from another. For example, a first contact could be termed asecond contact, and, similarly, a second contact could be termed a firstcontact, without departing from the scope of the present invention. Thefirst contact and the second contact are both contacts, but they are notthe same contact.

The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is forthe purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is notintended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the description ofthe invention and the appended claims, the singular forms “a”, “an” and“the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless thecontext clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that theterm “and/or” as used herein refers to and encompasses any and allpossible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. Itwill be further understood that the terms “includes,” “including,”“comprises,” and/or “comprising,” when used in this specification,specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations,elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence oraddition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations,elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

As used herein, the term “if” may be construed to mean “when” or “upon”or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” dependingon the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [astated condition or event] is detected” may be construed to mean “upondetermining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [thestated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the statedcondition or event],” depending on the context.

As used herein, the term “resolution” of a display refers to the numberof pixels (also called “pixel counts” or “pixel resolution”) along eachaxis or in each dimension of the display. For example, a display mayhave a resolution of 320×480 pixels. Furthermore, as used herein, theterm “resolution” of a multifunction device refers to the resolution ofa display in the multifunction device. The term “resolution” does notimply any limitations on the size of each pixel or the spacing ofpixels. For example, compared to a first display with a 1024×768-pixelresolution, a second display with a 320×480-pixel resolution has a lowerresolution. However, it should be noted that the physical size of adisplay depends not only on the pixel resolution, but also on many otherfactors, including the pixel size and the spacing of pixels. Therefore,the first display may have the same, smaller, or larger physical size,compared to the second display.

As used herein, the term “video resolution” of a display refers to thedensity of pixels along each axis or in each dimension of the display.The video resolution is often measured in a dots-per-inch (DPI) unit,which counts the number of pixels that can be placed in a line withinthe span of one inch along a respective dimension of the display.

Embodiments of computing devices, user interfaces for such devices, andassociated processes for using such devices are described. In someembodiments, the computing device is a portable communications device,such as a mobile telephone, that also contains other functions, such asPDA and/or music player functions. Exemplary embodiments of portablemultifunction devices include, without limitation, the iPhone® and iPodTouch® devices from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California. Other portabledevices, such as laptops or tablet computers with touch-sensitivesurfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or touch pads), may also beused. It should also be understood that, in some embodiments, the deviceis not a portable communications device, but is a desktop computer witha touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch screen display and/or a touchpad).

In the discussion that follows, a computing device that includes adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface is described. It should beunderstood, however, that the computing device may include one or moreother physical user-interface devices, such as a physical keyboard, amouse and/or a joystick.

The device supports a variety of applications, such as one or more ofthe following: a drawing application, a presentation application, a wordprocessing application, a website creation application, a disk authoringapplication, a spreadsheet application, a gaming application, atelephone application, a video conferencing application, an e-mailapplication, an instant messaging application, a workout supportapplication, a photo management application, a digital cameraapplication, a digital video camera application, a web browsingapplication, a digital music player application, and/or a digital videoplayer application.

The various applications that may be executed on the device may use atleast one common physical user-interface device, such as thetouch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitivesurface as well as corresponding information displayed on the device maybe adjusted and/or varied from one application to the next and/or withina respective application. In this way, a common physical architecture(such as the touch-sensitive surface) of the device may support thevariety of applications with user interfaces that are intuitive andtransparent to the user.

The user interfaces may include one or more soft keyboard embodiments.The soft keyboard embodiments may include standard (QWERTY) and/ornon-standard configurations of symbols on the displayed icons of thekeyboard, such as those described in U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/459,606, “Keyboards For Portable Electronic Devices,” filed Jul. 24,2006, and Ser. No. 11/459,615, “Touch Screen Keyboards For PortableElectronic Devices,” filed Jul. 24, 2006, the contents of which arehereby incorporated by reference in their entireties. The keyboardembodiments may include a reduced number of icons (or soft keys)relative to the number of keys in existing physical keyboards, such asthat for a typewriter. This may make it easier for users to select oneor more icons in the keyboard, and thus, one or more correspondingsymbols. The keyboard embodiments may be adaptive. For example,displayed icons may be modified in accordance with user actions, such asselecting one or more icons and/or one or more corresponding symbols.One or more applications on the device may utilize common and/ordifferent keyboard embodiments. Thus, the keyboard embodiment used maybe tailored to at least some of the applications. In some embodiments,one or more keyboard embodiments may be tailored to a respective user.For example, one or more keyboard embodiments may be tailored to arespective user based on a word usage history (lexicography, slang,individual usage) of the respective user. Some of the keyboardembodiments may be adjusted to reduce a probability of a user error whenselecting one or more icons, and thus one or more symbols, when usingthe soft keyboard embodiments.

Attention is now directed toward embodiments of portable devices withtouch-sensitive displays. FIGS. 1A and 1B are block diagramsillustrating portable multifunction devices 100 with touch-sensitivedisplays 112 in accordance with some embodiments. Touch-sensitivedisplay 112 is sometimes called a “touch screen” for convenience, andmay also be known as or called a touch-sensitive display system. Device100 may include memory 102 (which may include one or more computerreadable storage mediums), memory controller 122, one or more processingunits (CPU's) 120, peripherals interface 118, RF circuitry 108, audiocircuitry 110, speaker 111, microphone 113, input/output (I/O) subsystem106, other input or control devices 116, and external port 124. Device100 may include one or more optical sensors 164. These components maycommunicate over one or more communication buses or signal lines 103.

It should be appreciated that device 100 is only one example of aportable multifunction device, and that device 100 may have more orfewer components than shown, may combine two or more components, or mayhave a different configuration or arrangement of the components. Thevarious components shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B may be implemented inhardware, software, or a combination of both hardware and software,including one or more signal processing and/or application specificintegrated circuits.

Memory 102 may include high-speed random access memory and may alsoinclude non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storagedevices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memorydevices. Access to memory 102 by other components of device 100, such asCPU 120 and the peripherals interface 118, may be controlled by memorycontroller 122.

Peripherals interface 118 can be used to couple input and outputperipherals of the device to CPU 120 and memory 102. The one or moreprocessors 120 run or execute various software programs and/or sets ofinstructions stored in memory 102 to perform various functions fordevice 100 and to process data.

In some embodiments, peripherals interface 118, CPU 120, and memorycontroller 122 may be implemented on a single chip, such as chip 104. Insome other embodiments, they may be implemented on separate chips.

RF (radio frequency) circuitry 108 receives and sends RF signals, alsocalled electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 converts electricalsignals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates withcommunications networks and other communications devices via theelectromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 may include well-knowncircuitry for performing these functions, including but not limited toan antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner,one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, asubscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, and so forth. RFcircuitry 108 may communicate with networks, such as the Internet, alsoreferred to as the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranet and/or a wirelessnetwork, such as a cellular telephone network, a wireless local areanetwork (LAN) and/or a metropolitan area network (MAN), and otherdevices by wireless communication. The wireless communication may useany of a plurality of communications standards, protocols andtechnologies, including but not limited to Global System for MobileCommunications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), high-speeddownlink packet access (HSDPA), wideband code division multiple access(W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multipleaccess (TDMA), Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a,IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and/or IEEE 802.11n), voice over InternetProtocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol for e-mail (e.g., Internet messageaccess protocol (IMAP) and/or post office protocol (POP)), instantmessaging (e.g., extensible messaging and presence protocol (XMPP),Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and PresenceLeveraging Extensions (SIMPLE), Instant Messaging and Presence Service(IMPS)), and/or Short Message Service (SMS), or any other suitablecommunication protocol, including communication protocols not yetdeveloped as of the filing date of this document.

Audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, and microphone 113 provide an audiointerface between a user and device 100. Audio circuitry 110 receivesaudio data from peripherals interface 118, converts the audio data to anelectrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to speaker 111.Speaker 111 converts the electrical signal to human-audible sound waves.Audio circuitry 110 also receives electrical signals converted bymicrophone 113 from sound waves. Audio circuitry 110 converts theelectrical signal to audio data and transmits the audio data toperipherals interface 118 for processing. Audio data may be retrievedfrom and/or transmitted to memory 102 and/or RF circuitry 108 byperipherals interface 118. In some embodiments, audio circuitry 110 alsoincludes a headset jack (e.g., 212, FIG. 2). The headset jack providesan interface between audio circuitry 110 and removable audioinput/output peripherals, such as output-only headphones or a headsetwith both output (e.g., a headphone for one or both ears) and input(e.g., a microphone).

I/O subsystem 106 couples input/output peripherals on device 100, suchas touch screen 112 and other input control devices 116, to peripheralsinterface 118. I/O subsystem 106 may include display controller 156 andone or more input controllers 160 for other input or control devices.The one or more input controllers 160 receive/send electrical signalsfrom/to other input or control devices 116. The other input controldevices 116 may include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rockerbuttons, etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, and soforth. In some alternate embodiments, input controller(s) 160 may becoupled to any (or none) of the following: a keyboard, infrared port,USB port, and a pointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons(e.g., 208, FIG. 2) may include an up/down button for volume control ofspeaker 111 and/or microphone 113. The one or more buttons may include apush button (e.g., 206, FIG. 2). A quick press of the push button maydisengage a lock of touch screen 112 or begin a process that usesgestures on the touch screen to unlock the device, as described in U.S.patent application Ser. No. 11/322,549, “Unlocking a Device byPerforming Gestures on an Unlock Image,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, which ishereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. A longer press of thepush button (e.g., 206) may turn power to device 100 on or off. The usermay be able to customize a functionality of one or more of the buttons.Touch screen 112 is used to implement virtual or soft buttons and one ormore soft keyboards.

Touch-sensitive display 112 provides an input interface and an outputinterface between the device and a user. Display controller 156 receivesand/or sends electrical signals from/to touch screen 112. Touch screen112 displays visual output to the user. The visual output may includegraphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof (collectivelytermed “graphics”). In some embodiments, some or all of the visualoutput may correspond to user-interface objects.

Touch screen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor or set of sensorsthat accepts input from the user based on haptic and/or tactile contact.Touch screen 112 and display controller 156 (along with any associatedmodules and/or sets of instructions in memory 102) detect contact (andany movement or breaking of the contact) on touch screen 112 andconverts the detected contact into interaction with user-interfaceobjects (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages or images) thatare displayed on touch screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, a pointof contact between touch screen 112 and the user corresponds to a fingerof the user.

Touch screen 112 may use LCD (liquid crystal display) technology, LPD(light emitting polymer display) technology, or LED (light emittingdiode) technology, although other display technologies may be used inother embodiments. Touch screen 112 and display controller 156 maydetect contact and any movement or breaking thereof using any of aplurality of touch sensing technologies now known or later developed,including but not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared, andsurface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximity sensorarrays or other elements for determining one or more points of contactwith touch screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, projected mutualcapacitance sensing technology is used, such as that found in theiPhone® and iPod Touch® from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California.

A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 may beanalogous to the multi-touch sensitive touchpads described in thefollowing U.S. patents: U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,846 (Westerman et al.), U.S.Pat. No. 6,570,557 (Westerman et al.), and/or U.S. Pat. No. 6,677,932(Westerman), and/or U.S. Patent Publication 2002/0015024A1, each ofwhich is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However,touch screen 112 displays visual output from portable device 100,whereas touch sensitive touchpads do not provide visual output.

A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 may beas described in the following applications: (1) U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 11/381,313, “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller,” filed May 2,2006; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862, “MultipointTouchscreen,” filed May 6, 2004; (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No.10/903,964, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jul. 30,2004; (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/048,264, “Gestures ForTouch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 31, 2005; (5) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based Graphical User InterfacesFor Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 18, 2005; (6) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/228,758, “Virtual Input Device Placement On ATouch Screen User Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (7) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/228,700, “Operation Of A Computer With A TouchScreen Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (8) U.S. patent application Ser.No. 11/228,737, “Activating Virtual Keys Of A Touch-Screen VirtualKeyboard,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; and (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/367,749, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,” filed Mar. 3, 2006. Allof these applications are incorporated by reference herein in theirentirety.

Touch screen 112 may have a video resolution in excess of 100 dpi. Insome embodiments, the touch screen has a video resolution ofapproximately 160 dpi. The user may make contact with touch screen 112using any suitable object or appendage, such as a stylus, a finger, andso forth. In some embodiments, the user interface is designed to workprimarily with finger-based contacts and gestures, which can be lessprecise than stylus-based input due to the larger area of contact of afinger on the touch screen. In some embodiments, the device translatesthe rough finger-based input into a precise pointer/cursor position orcommand for performing the actions desired by the user.

In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, device 100 mayinclude a touchpad (not shown) for activating or deactivating particularfunctions. In some embodiments, the touchpad is a touch-sensitive areaof the device that, unlike the touch screen, does not display visualoutput. The touchpad may be a touch-sensitive surface that is separatefrom touch screen 112 or an extension of the touch-sensitive surfaceformed by the touch screen.

In some embodiments, device 100 may include a physical or virtual wheel(e.g., a click wheel) as input control device 116. A user may navigateamong and interact with one or more graphical objects (e.g., icons)displayed in touch screen 112 by rotating the click wheel or by moving apoint of contact with the click wheel (e.g., where the amount ofmovement of the point of contact is measured by its angular displacementwith respect to a center point of the click wheel). The click wheel mayalso be used to select one or more of the displayed icons. For example,the user may press down on at least a portion of the click wheel or anassociated button. User commands and navigation commands provided by theuser via the click wheel may be processed by input controller 160 aswell as one or more of the modules and/or sets of instructions in memory102. For a virtual click wheel, the click wheel and click wheelcontroller may be part of touch screen 112 and display controller 156,respectively. For a virtual click wheel, the click wheel may be eitheran opaque or semitransparent object that appears and disappears on thetouch screen display in response to user interaction with the device. Insome embodiments, a virtual click wheel is displayed on the touch screenof a portable multifunction device and operated by user contact with thetouch screen.

Device 100 also includes power system 162 for powering the variouscomponents. Power system 162 may include a power management system, oneor more power sources (e.g., battery, alternating current (AC)), arecharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a power converteror inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light-emitting diode(LED)) and any other components associated with the generation,management and distribution of power in portable devices.

Device 100 may also include one or more optical sensors 164. FIGS. 1Aand 1B show an optical sensor coupled to optical sensor controller 158in I/O subsystem 106. Optical sensor 164 may include charge-coupleddevice (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)phototransistors. Optical sensor 164 receives light from theenvironment, projected through one or more lens, and converts the lightto data representing an image. In conjunction with imaging module 143(also called a camera module), optical sensor 164 may capture stillimages or video. In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located onthe back of device 100, opposite touch screen display 112 on the frontof the device, so that the touch screen display may be used as aviewfinder for still and/or video image acquisition. In someembodiments, an optical sensor is located on the front of the device sothat the user's image may be obtained for videoconferencing while theuser views the other video conference participants on the touch screendisplay. In some embodiments, the position of optical sensor 164 can bechanged by the user (e.g., by rotating the lens and the sensor in thedevice housing) so that a single optical sensor 164 may be used alongwith the touch screen display for both video conferencing and stilland/or video image acquisition.

Device 100 may also include one or more proximity sensors 166. FIGS. 1Aand 1B show proximity sensor 166 coupled to peripherals interface 118.Alternately, proximity sensor 166 may be coupled to input controller 160in I/O subsystem 106. Proximity sensor 166 may perform as described inU.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/241,839, “Proximity Detector InHandheld Device”; Ser. No. 11/240,788, “Proximity Detector In HandheldDevice”; Ser. No. 11/620,702, “Using Ambient Light Sensor To AugmentProximity Sensor Output”; Ser. No. 11/586,862, “Automated Response ToAnd Sensing Of User Activity In Portable Devices”; and Ser. No.11/638,251, “Methods And Systems For Automatic Configuration OfPeripherals,” which are hereby incorporated by reference in theirentirety. In some embodiments, the proximity sensor turns off anddisables touch screen 112 when the multifunction device is placed nearthe user's ear (e.g., when the user is making a phone call).

Device 100 may also include one or more accelerometers 168. FIGS. 1A and1B show accelerometer 168 coupled to peripherals interface 118.Alternately, accelerometer 168 may be coupled to an input controller 160in I/O subsystem 106. Accelerometer 168 may perform as described in U.S.Patent Publication No. 20050190059, “Acceleration-based Theft DetectionSystem for Portable Electronic Devices,” and U.S. Patent Publication No.20060017692, “Methods And Apparatuses For Operating A Portable DeviceBased On An Accelerometer,” both of which are which are incorporated byreference herein in their entirety. In some embodiments, information isdisplayed on the touch screen display in a portrait view or a landscapeview based on an analysis of data received from the one or moreaccelerometers. Device 100 optionally includes, in addition toaccelerometer(s) 168, a magnetometer (not shown) and a GPS (or GLONASSor other global navigation system) receiver (not shown) for obtaininginformation concerning the location and orientation (e.g., portrait orlandscape) of device 100.

In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory 102include operating system 126, communication module (or set ofinstructions) 128, contact/motion module (or set of instructions) 130,graphics module (or set of instructions) 132, text input module (or setof instructions) 134, Global Positioning System (GPS) module (or set ofinstructions) 135, and applications (or sets of instructions) 136.Furthermore, in some embodiments memory 102 stores device/globalinternal state 157, as shown in FIGS. 1A, 1B and 3. Device/globalinternal state 157 includes one or more of: active application state,indicating which applications, if any, are currently active; displaystate, indicating what applications, views or other information occupyvarious regions of touch screen display 112; sensor state, includinginformation obtained from the device's various sensors and input controldevices 116; and location information concerning the device's locationand/or attitude.

Operating system 126 (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X, WINDOWS, oran embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includes various softwarecomponents and/or drivers for controlling and managing general systemtasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control, powermanagement, etc.) and facilitates communication between various hardwareand software components.

Communication module 128 facilitates communication with other devicesover one or more external ports 124 and also includes various softwarecomponents for handling data received by RF circuitry 108 and/orexternal port 124. External port 124 (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB),FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for coupling directly to other devices orindirectly over a network (e.g., the Internet, wireless LAN, etc.). Insome embodiments, the external port is a multi-pin (e.g., 30-pin)connector that is the same as, or similar to and/or compatible with the30-pin connector used on iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.) devices.

Contact/motion module 130 may detect contact with touch screen 112 (inconjunction with display controller 156) and other touch sensitivedevices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). Contact/motionmodule 130 includes various software components for performing variousoperations related to detection of contact, such as determining ifcontact has occurred (e.g., detecting a finger-down event), determiningif there is movement of the contact and tracking the movement across thetouch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one or more finger-draggingevents), and determining if the contact has ceased (e.g., detecting afinger-up event or a break in contact). Contact/motion module 130receives contact data from the touch-sensitive surface. Determiningmovement of the point of contact, which is represented by a series ofcontact data, may include determining speed (magnitude), velocity(magnitude and direction), and/or an acceleration (a change in magnitudeand/or direction) of the point of contact. These operations may beapplied to single contacts (e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiplesimultaneous contacts (e.g., “multitouch”/multiple finger contacts). Insome embodiments, contact/motion module 130 and display controller 156detects contact on a touchpad. In some embodiments, contact/motionmodule 130 and controller 160 detects contact on a click wheel.

Contact/motion module 130 may detect a gesture input by a user.Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have different contactpatterns. Thus, a gesture may be detected by detecting a particularcontact pattern. For example, detecting a finger tap gesture includesdetecting a finger-down event followed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event at the same position (or substantially the same position) asthe finger-down event (e.g., at the position of an icon). As anotherexample, detecting a finger swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surfaceincludes detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting one or morefinger-dragging events, and subsequently followed by detecting afinger-up (lift off) event.

Graphics module 132 includes various known software components forrendering and displaying graphics on touch screen 112 or other display,including components for changing the intensity of graphics that aredisplayed. As used herein, the term “graphics” includes any object thatcan be displayed to a user, including without limitation text, webpages, icons (such as user-interface objects including soft keys),digital images, videos, animations and the like.

In some embodiments, graphics module 132 stores data representinggraphics to be used. Each graphic may be assigned a corresponding code.Graphics module 132 receives, from applications etc., one or more codesspecifying graphics to be displayed along with, if necessary, coordinatedata and other graphic property data, and then generates screen imagedata to output to display controller 156.

Text input module 134, which may be a component of graphics module 132,provides soft keyboards for entering text in various applications (e.g.,contacts 137, e-mail 140, IM 141, browser 147, and any other applicationthat needs text input).

GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and provides thisinformation for use in various applications (e.g., to telephone 138 foruse in location-based dialing, to camera 143 as picture/video metadata,and to applications that provide location-based services such as weatherwidgets, local yellow page widgets, and map/navigation widgets).

Applications 136 may include the following modules (or sets ofinstructions), or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   contacts module 137 (sometimes called an address book or contact        list);    -   telephone module 138;    -   video conferencing module 139;    -   e-mail client module 140;    -   instant messaging (IM) module 141;    -   workout support module 142;    -   camera module 143 for still and/or video images;    -   image management module 144;    -   video player module 145;    -   music player module 146;    -   browser module 147;    -   calendar module 148;    -   widget modules 149, which may include one or more of: weather        widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3,        alarm clock widget 149-4, dictionary widget 149-5, and other        widgets obtained by the user, as well as user-created widgets        149-6;    -   widget creator module 150 for making user-created widgets 149-6;    -   search module 151;    -   video and music player module 152, which merges video player        module 145 and music player module 146;    -   notes module 153;    -   map module 154; and/or    -   online video module 155.

Examples of other applications 136 that may be stored in memory 102include other word processing applications, other image editingapplications, drawing applications, presentation applications,JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voicerecognition, and voice replication.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contactmodule 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, contactsmodule 137 may be used to manage an address book or contact list (e.g.,stored in application internal state 192 of contacts module 137 inmemory 102 or memory 370), including: adding name(s) to the addressbook; deleting name(s) from the address book; associating telephonenumber(s), e-mail address(es), physical address(es) or other informationwith a name; associating an image with a name; categorizing and sortingnames; providing telephone numbers or e-mail addresses to initiateand/or facilitate communications by telephone 138, video conference 139,e-mail 140, or IM 141; and so forth.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111,microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact module130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, telephone module138 may be used to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to atelephone number, access one or more telephone numbers in address book137, modify a telephone number that has been entered, dial a respectivetelephone number, conduct a conversation and disconnect or hang up whenthe conversation is completed. As noted above, the wirelesscommunication may use any of a plurality of communications standards,protocols and technologies.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111,microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, optical sensor164, optical sensor controller 158, contact module 130, graphics module132, text input module 134, contact list 137, and telephone module 138,videoconferencing module 139 includes executable instructions toinitiate, conduct, and terminate a video conference between a user andone or more other participants in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text inputmodule 134, e-mail client module 140 includes executable instructions tocreate, send, receive, and manage e-mail in response to userinstructions. In conjunction with image management module 144, e-mailclient module 140 makes it very easy to create and send e-mails withstill or video images taken with camera module 143.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text inputmodule 134, the instant messaging module 141 includes executableinstructions to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to aninstant message, to modify previously entered characters, to transmit arespective instant message (for example, using a Short Message Service(SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) protocol for telephony-basedinstant messages or using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-basedinstant messages), to receive instant messages and to view receivedinstant messages. In some embodiments, transmitted and/or receivedinstant messages may include graphics, photos, audio files, video filesand/or other attachments as are supported in a MMS and/or an EnhancedMessaging Service (EMS). As used herein, “instant messaging” refers toboth telephony-based messages (e.g., messages sent using SMS or MMS) andInternet-based messages (e.g., messages sent using XMPP, SIMPLE, orIMPS).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text inputmodule 134, GPS module 135, map module 154, and music player module 146,workout support module 142 includes executable instructions to createworkouts (e.g., with time, distance, and/or calorie burning goals);communicate with workout sensors (sports devices); receive workoutsensor data; calibrate sensors used to monitor a workout; select andplay music for a workout; and display, store and transmit workout data.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, opticalsensor(s) 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact module 130,graphics module 132, and image management module 144, camera module 143includes executable instructions to capture still images or video(including a video stream) and store them into memory 102, modifycharacteristics of a still image or video, or delete a still image orvideo from memory 102.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contactmodule 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and cameramodule 143, image management module 144 includes executable instructionsto arrange, modify (e.g., edit), or otherwise manipulate, label, delete,present (e.g., in a digital slide show or album), and store still and/orvideo images.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contactmodule 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, and speaker 111,video player module 145 includes executable instructions to display,present or otherwise play back videos (e.g., on touch screen 112 or onan external, connected display via external port 124).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display system controller 156,contact module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker111, RF circuitry 108, and browser module 147, music player module 146includes executable instructions that allow the user to download andplay back recorded music and other sound files stored in one or morefile formats, such as MP3 or AAC files. In some embodiments, device 100may include the functionality of an MP3 player, such as an iPod(trademark of Apple Inc.).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display systemcontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text inputmodule 134, browser module 147 includes executable instructions tobrowse the Internet in accordance with user instructions, includingsearching, linking to, receiving, and displaying web pages or portionsthereof, as well as attachments and other files linked to web pages.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display systemcontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text inputmodule 134, e-mail client module 140, and browser module 147, calendarmodule 148 includes executable instructions to create, display, modify,and store calendars and data associated with calendars (e.g., calendarentries, to do lists, etc.) in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display systemcontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text inputmodule 134, and browser module 147, widget modules 149 aremini-applications that may be downloaded and used by a user (e.g.,weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3,alarm clock widget 149-4, and dictionary widget 149-5) or created by theuser (e.g., user-created widget 149-6). In some embodiments, a widgetincludes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file, a CSS (CascadingStyle Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file. In some embodiments, a widgetincludes an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file and a JavaScript file(e.g., Yahoo! Widgets).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display systemcontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text inputmodule 134, and browser module 147, the widget creator module 150 may beused by a user to create widgets (e.g., turning a user-specified portionof a web page into a widget).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display system controller 156,contact module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134,search module 151 includes executable instructions to search for text,music, sound, image, video, and/or other files in memory 102 that matchone or more search criteria (e.g., one or more user-specified searchterms) in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contactmodule 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, notes module153 includes executable instructions to create and manage notes, to dolists, and the like in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display systemcontroller 156, contact module 130, graphics module 132, text inputmodule 134, GPS module 135, and browser module 147, map module 154 maybe used to receive, display, modify, and store maps and data associatedwith maps (e.g., driving directions; data on stores and other points ofinterest at or near a particular location; and other location-baseddata) in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display system controller 156,contact module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker111, RF circuitry 108, text input module 134, e-mail client module 140,and browser module 147, online video module 155 includes instructionsthat allow the user to access, browse, receive (e.g., by streamingand/or download), play back (e.g., on the touch screen or on anexternal, connected display via external port 124), send an e-mail witha link to a particular online video, and otherwise manage online videosin one or more file formats, such as H.264. In some embodiments, instantmessaging module 141, rather than e-mail client module 140, is used tosend a link to a particular online video. Additional description of theonline video application can be found in U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 60/936,562, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, andGraphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Jun. 20,2007, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/968,067, “PortableMultifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for PlayingOnline Videos,” filed Dec. 31, 2007, the content of which is herebyincorporated by reference in its entirety.

Each of the above identified modules and applications correspond to aset of executable instructions for performing one or more functionsdescribed above and the methods described in this application (e.g., thecomputer-implemented methods and other information processing methodsdescribed herein). These modules (i.e., sets of instructions) need notbe implemented as separate software programs, procedures or modules, andthus various subsets of these modules may be combined or otherwisere-arranged in various embodiments. For example, video player module 145may be combined with music player module 146 into a single module (e.g.,video and music player module 152, FIG. 1B). In some embodiments, memory102 may store a subset of the modules and data structures identifiedabove. Furthermore, memory 102 may store additional modules and datastructures not described above.

In some embodiments, device 100 is a device where operation of apredefined set of functions on the device is performed exclusivelythrough a touch screen and/or a touchpad. By using a touch screen and/ora touchpad as the primary input control device for operation of device100, the number of physical input control devices (such as push buttons,dials, and the like) on device 100 may be reduced.

The predefined set of functions that may be performed exclusivelythrough a touch screen and/or a touchpad include navigation between userinterfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by the user,navigates device 100 to a main, home, or root menu from any userinterface that may be displayed on device 100. In such embodiments, thetouchpad may be referred to as a “menu button.” In some otherembodiments, the menu button may be a physical push button or otherphysical input control device instead of a touchpad.

FIG. 1C is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for eventhandling in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments,memory 102 (in FIGS. 1A and 1B) or 370 (FIG. 3) includes event sorter170 (e.g., in operating system 126) and a respective application 136-1(e.g., any of the aforementioned applications 137-151, 155, 380-390).

Event sorter 170 receives event information and determines theapplication 136-1 and application view 191 of application 136-1 to whichto deliver the event information. Event sorter 170 includes eventmonitor 171 and event dispatcher module 174. In some embodiments,application 136-1 includes application internal state 192, whichindicates the current application view(s) displayed on touch sensitivedisplay 112 when the application is active or executing. In someembodiments, device/global internal state 157 is used by event sorter170 to determine which application(s) is(are) currently active, andapplication internal state 192 is used by event sorter 170 to determineapplication views 191 to which to deliver event information.

In some embodiments, application internal state 192 includes additionalinformation, such as one or more of: resume information to be used whenapplication 136-1 resumes execution, user interface state informationthat indicates information being displayed or that is ready for displayby application 136-1, a state queue for enabling the user to go back toa prior state or view of application 136-1, and a redo/undo queue ofprevious actions taken by the user.

Event monitor 171 receives event information from peripherals interface118. Event information includes information about a sub-event (e.g., auser touch on touch-sensitive display 112, as part of a multi-touchgesture). Peripherals interface 118 transmits information it receivesfrom I/O subsystem 106 or a sensor, such as proximity sensor 166,accelerometer(s) 168, and/or microphone 113 (through audio circuitry110). Information that peripherals interface 118 receives from I/Osubsystem 106 includes information from touch-sensitive display 112 or atouch-sensitive surface.

In some embodiments, event monitor 171 sends requests to the peripheralsinterface 118 at predetermined intervals. In response, peripheralsinterface 118 transmits event information. In other embodiments,peripheral interface 118 transmits event information only when there isa significant event (e.g., receiving an input above a predeterminednoise threshold and/or for more than a predetermined duration).

In some embodiments, event sorter 170 also includes a hit viewdetermination module 172 and/or an active event recognizer determinationmodule 173.

Hit view determination module 172 provides software procedures fordetermining where a sub-event has taken place within one or more views,when touch sensitive display 112 displays more than one view. Views aremade up of controls and other elements that a user can see on thedisplay.

Another aspect of the user interface associated with an application is aset of views, sometimes herein called application views or userinterface windows, in which information is displayed and touch-basedgestures occur. The application views (of a respective application) inwhich a touch is detected may correspond to programmatic levels within aprogrammatic or view hierarchy of the application. For example, thelowest level view in which a touch is detected may be called the hitview, and the set of events that are recognized as proper inputs may bedetermined based, at least in part, on the hit view of the initial touchthat begins a touch-based gesture.

Hit view determination module 172 receives information related tosub-events of a touch-based gesture. When an application has multipleviews organized in a hierarchy, hit view determination module 172identifies a hit view as the lowest view in the hierarchy which shouldhandle the sub-event. In most circumstances, the hit view is the lowestlevel view in which an initiating sub-event occurs (i.e., the firstsub-event in the sequence of sub-events that form an event or potentialevent). Once the hit view is identified by the hit view determinationmodule, the hit view typically receives all sub-events related to thesame touch or input source for which it was identified as the hit view.

Active event recognizer determination module 173 determines which viewor views within a view hierarchy should receive a particular sequence ofsub-events. In some embodiments, active event recognizer determinationmodule 173 determines that only the hit view should receive a particularsequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, active event recognizerdetermination module 173 determines that all views that include thephysical location of a sub-event are actively involved views, andtherefore determines that all actively involved views should receive aparticular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, even if touchsub-events were entirely confined to the area associated with oneparticular view, views higher in the hierarchy would still remain asactively involved views.

Event dispatcher module 174 dispatches the event information to an eventrecognizer (e.g., event recognizer 180). In embodiments including activeevent recognizer determination module 173, event dispatcher module 174delivers the event information to an event recognizer determined byactive event recognizer determination module 173. In some embodiments,event dispatcher module 174 stores in an event queue the eventinformation, which is retrieved by a respective event receiver module182.

In some embodiments, operating system 126 includes event sorter 170.Alternatively, application 136-1 includes event sorter 170. In yet otherembodiments, event sorter 170 is a stand-alone module, or a part ofanother module stored in memory 102, such as contact/motion module 130.

In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes a plurality of eventhandlers 190 and one or more application views 191, each of whichincludes instructions for handling touch events that occur within arespective view of the application's user interface. Each applicationview 191 of the application 136-1 includes one or more event recognizers180. Typically, a respective application view 191 includes a pluralityof event recognizers 180. In other embodiments, one or more of eventrecognizers 180 are part of a separate module, such as a user interfacekit (not shown) or a higher level object from which application 136-1inherits methods and other properties. In some embodiments, a respectiveevent handler 190 includes one or more of: data updater 176, objectupdater 177, GUI updater 178, and/or event data 179 received from eventsorter 170. Event handler 190 may utilize or call data updater 176,object updater 177 or GUI updater 178 to update the application internalstate 192. Alternatively, one or more of the application views 191includes one or more respective event handlers 190. Also, in someembodiments, one or more of data updater 176, object updater 177, andGUI updater 178 are included in a respective application view 191.

A respective event recognizer 180 receives event information (e.g.,event data 179) from event sorter 170, and identifies an event from theevent information. Event recognizer 180 includes event receiver 182 andevent comparator 184. In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 alsoincludes at least a subset of: metadata 183, and event deliveryinstructions 188 (which may include sub-event delivery instructions).

Event receiver 182 receives event information from event sorter 170. Theevent information includes information about a sub-event, for example, atouch or a touch movement. Depending on the sub-event, the eventinformation also includes additional information, such as location ofthe sub-event. When the sub-event concerns motion of a touch the eventinformation may also include speed and direction of the sub-event. Insome embodiments, events include rotation of the device from oneorientation to another (e.g., from a portrait orientation to a landscapeorientation, or vice versa), and the event information includescorresponding information about the current orientation (also calleddevice attitude) of the device.

Event comparator 184 compares the event information to predefined eventor sub-event definitions and, based on the comparison, determines anevent or sub-event, or determines or updates the state of an event orsub-event. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 includes eventdefinitions 186. Event definitions 186 contain definitions of events(e.g., predefined sequences of sub-events), for example, event 1(187-1), event 2 (187-2), and others. In some embodiments, sub-events inan event 187 include, for example, touch begin, touch end, touchmovement, touch cancellation, and multiple touching. In one example, thedefinition for event 1 (187-1) is a double tap on a displayed object.The double tap, for example, comprises a first touch (touch begin) onthe displayed object for a predetermined phase, a first lift-off (touchend) for a predetermined phase, a second touch (touch begin) on thedisplayed object for a predetermined phase, and a second lift-off (touchend) for a predetermined phase. In another example, the definition forevent 2 (187-2) is a dragging on a displayed object. The dragging, forexample, comprises a touch (or contact) on the displayed object for apredetermined phase, a movement of the touch across touch-sensitivedisplay 112, and lift-off of the touch (touch end). In some embodiments,the event also includes information for one or more associated eventhandlers 190.

In some embodiments, event definition 187 includes a definition of anevent for a respective user-interface object. In some embodiments, eventcomparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which user-interfaceobject is associated with a sub-event. For example, in an applicationview in which three user-interface objects are displayed ontouch-sensitive display 112, when a touch is detected on touch-sensitivedisplay 112, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine whichof the three user-interface objects is associated with the touch(sub-event). If each displayed object is associated with a respectiveevent handler 190, the event comparator uses the result of the hit testto determine which event handler 190 should be activated. For example,event comparator 184 selects an event handler associated with thesub-event and the object triggering the hit test.

In some embodiments, the definition for a respective event 187 alsoincludes delayed actions that delay delivery of the event informationuntil after it has been determined whether the sequence of sub-eventsdoes or does not correspond to the event recognizer's event type.

When a respective event recognizer 180 determines that the series ofsub-events do not match any of the events in event definitions 186, therespective event recognizer 180 enters an event impossible, eventfailed, or event ended state, after which it disregards subsequentsub-events of the touch-based gesture. In this situation, other eventrecognizers, if any, that remain active for the hit view continue totrack and process sub-events of an ongoing touch-based gesture.

In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 includes metadata183 with configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate howthe event delivery system should perform sub-event delivery to activelyinvolved event recognizers. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includesconfigurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate how eventrecognizers may interact with one another. In some embodiments, metadata183 includes configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicatewhether sub-events are delivered to varying levels in the view orprogrammatic hierarchy.

In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 activates eventhandler 190 associated with an event when one or more particularsub-events of an event are recognized. In some embodiments, a respectiveevent recognizer 180 delivers event information associated with theevent to event handler 190. Activating an event handler 190 is distinctfrom sending (and deferred sending) sub-events to a respective hit view.In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 throws a flag associated withthe recognized event, and event handler 190 associated with the flagcatches the flag and performs a predefined process.

In some embodiments, event delivery instructions 188 include sub-eventdelivery instructions that deliver event information about a sub-eventwithout activating an event handler. Instead, the sub-event deliveryinstructions deliver event information to event handlers associated withthe series of sub-events or to actively involved views. Event handlersassociated with the series of sub-events or with actively involved viewsreceive the event information and perform a predetermined process.

In some embodiments, data updater 176 creates and updates data used inapplication 136-1. For example, data updater 176 updates the telephonenumber used in contacts module 137, or stores a video file used in videoplayer module 145. In some embodiments, object updater 177 creates andupdates objects used in application 136-1. For example, object updater176 creates a new user-interface object or updates the position of auser-interface object. GUI updater 178 updates the GUI. For example, GUIupdater 178 prepares display information and sends it to graphics module132 for display on a touch-sensitive display.

In some embodiments, event handler(s) 190 includes or has access to dataupdater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178. In someembodiments, data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178are included in a single module of a respective application 136-1 orapplication view 191. In other embodiments, they are included in two ormore software modules.

It shall be understood that the foregoing discussion regarding eventhandling of user touches on touch-sensitive displays also applies toother forms of user inputs to operate multifunction devices 100 withinput-devices, not all of which are initiated on touch screens, e.g.,coordinating mouse movement and mouse button presses with or withoutsingle or multiple keyboard presses or holds, user movements taps,drags, scrolls, etc., on touch-pads, pen stylus inputs, movement of thedevice, oral instructions, detected eye movements, biometric inputs,and/or any combination thereof, which may be utilized as inputscorresponding to sub-events which define an event to be recognized.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device 100 having a touchscreen 112 in accordance with some embodiments. The touch screen maydisplay one or more graphics within user interface (UI) 200. In thisembodiment, as well as others described below, a user may select one ormore of the graphics by making contact or touching the graphics, forexample, with one or more fingers 202 (not drawn to scale in the figure)or one or more styluses 203 (not drawn to scale in the figure). In someembodiments, selection of one or more graphics occurs when the userbreaks contact with the one or more graphics. In some embodiments, thecontact may include a gesture, such as one or more taps, one or moreswipes (from left to right, right to left, upward and/or downward)and/or a rolling of a finger (from right to left, left to right, upwardand/or downward) that has made contact with device 100. In someembodiments, inadvertent contact with a graphic may not select thegraphic. For example, a swipe gesture that sweeps over an applicationicon may not select the corresponding application when the gesturecorresponding to selection is a tap.

Device 100 may also include one or more physical buttons, such as “home”or menu button 204. As described previously, menu button 204 may be usedto navigate to any application 136 in a set of applications that may beexecuted on device 100. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menubutton is implemented as a soft key in a GUI displayed on touch screen112.

In one embodiment, device 100 includes touch screen 112, menu button204, push button 206 for powering the device on/off and locking thedevice, volume adjustment button(s) 208, Subscriber Identity Module(SIM) card slot 210, head set jack 212, and docking/charging externalport 124. Push button 206 may be used to turn the power on/off on thedevice by depressing the button and holding the button in the depressedstate for a predefined time interval; to lock the device by depressingthe button and releasing the button before the predefined time intervalhas elapsed; and/or to unlock the device or initiate an unlock process.In an alternative embodiment, device 100 also may accept verbal inputfor activation or deactivation of some functions through microphone 113.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with someembodiments. Device 300 need not be portable. In some embodiments,device 300 is a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a tablet computer,a multimedia player device, a navigation device, an educational device(such as a child's learning toy), a gaming system, or a control device(e.g., a home or industrial controller). Device 300 typically includesone or more processing units (CPU's) 310, one or more network or othercommunications interfaces 360, memory 370, and one or more communicationbuses 320 for interconnecting these components. Communication buses 320may include circuitry (sometimes called a chipset) that interconnectsand controls communications between system components. Device 300includes input/output (I/O) interface 330 comprising display 340, whichis typically a touch screen display. I/O interface 330 also may includea keyboard and/or mouse (or other pointing device) 350 and touchpad 355.Memory 370 includes high-speed random access memory, such as DRAM, SRAM,DDR RAM or other random access solid state memory devices; and mayinclude non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storagedevices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or othernon-volatile solid state storage devices. Memory 370 may optionallyinclude one or more storage devices remotely located from CPU(s) 310. Insome embodiments, memory 370 stores programs, modules, and datastructures analogous to the programs, modules, and data structuresstored in memory 102 of portable multifunction device 100 (FIG. 1), or asubset thereof. Furthermore, memory 370 may store additional programs,modules, and data structures not present in memory 102 of portablemultifunction device 100. For example, memory 370 of device 300 maystore drawing module 380, presentation module 382, word processingmodule 384, website creation module 386, disk authoring module 388,and/or spreadsheet module 390, while memory 102 of portablemultifunction device 100 (FIG. 1) may not store these modules.

Each of the above identified elements in FIG. 3 may be stored in one ormore of the previously mentioned memory devices. Each of the aboveidentified modules corresponds to a set of instructions for performing afunction described above. The above identified modules or programs(i.e., sets of instructions) need not be implemented as separatesoftware programs, procedures or modules, and thus various subsets ofthese modules may be combined or otherwise re-arranged in variousembodiments. In some embodiments, memory 370 may store a subset of themodules and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory 370may store additional modules and data structures not described above.

Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”)that may be implemented on portable multifunction device 100.

FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu ofapplications on portable multifunction device 100 in accordance withsome embodiments. Similar user interfaces may be implemented on device300. In some embodiments, user interface 400A includes the followingelements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   Signal strength indicator(s) 402 for wireless communication(s),        such as cellular and Wi-Fi signals;    -   Time 404;    -   Bluetooth indicator 405;    -   Battery status indicator 406;    -   Tray 408 with icons for frequently used applications, such as:        -   Phone 138, which may include an indicator 414 of the number            of missed calls or voicemail messages;        -   E-mail client 140, which may include an indicator 410 of the            number of unread e-mails;        -   Browser 147; and        -   Music player 146; and    -   Icons for other applications, such as:        -   IM 141;        -   Image management 144;        -   Camera 143;        -   Video player 145;        -   Weather 149-1;        -   Stocks 149-2;        -   Workout support 142;        -   Calendar 148;        -   Calculator 149-3;        -   Alarm clock 149-4;        -   Dictionary 149-5; and        -   User-created widget 149-6.

In some embodiments, user interface 400B includes the followingelements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   402, 404, 405, 406, 141, 148, 144, 143, 149-3, 149-2, 149-1,        149-4, 410, 414, 138, 140, and 147, as described above;    -   Map 154;    -   Notes 153;    -   Settings 412, which provides access to settings for device 100        and its various applications 136, as described further below;    -   Video and music player module 152, also referred to as iPod        (trademark of Apple Inc.) module 152; and    -   Online video module 155, also referred to as YouTube (trademark        of Google Inc.) module 155.

FIG. 4C illustrates an exemplary user interface on a device (e.g.,device 300, FIG. 3) with a touch-sensitive surface 451 (e.g., a tabletor touchpad 355, FIG. 3) that is separate from the display 450 (e.g.,touch screen display 112). Although many of the examples which followwill be given with reference to inputs on touch screen display 112(where the touch sensitive surface and the display are combined), insome embodiments, the device detects inputs on a touch-sensitive surfacethat is separate from the display, as shown in FIG. 4C. In someembodiments the touch sensitive surface (e.g., 451 in FIG. 4C) has aprimary axis (e.g., 452 in FIG. 4C) that corresponds to a primary axis(e.g., 453 in FIG. 4C) on the display (e.g., 450). In accordance withthese embodiments, the device detects contacts (e.g., 460 and 462 inFIG. 4C) with the touch-sensitive surface 451 at locations thatcorrespond to respective locations on the display (e.g., in FIG. 4C 460corresponds to 468 and 462 corresponds to 470). In this way, user inputs(e.g., contacts 460 and 462, and movements thereof) detected by thedevice on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 451 in FIG. 4C) are used bythe device to manipulate the user interface on the display (e.g., 450 inFIG. 4C) of the multifunction device when the touch-sensitive surface isseparate from the display. It should be understood that similar methodsmay be used for other user interfaces described herein.

Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”)and associated processes that may be implemented on a multifunctiondevice with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, such as device 300or portable multifunction device 100.

FIGS. 5A-5ZZ illustrate exemplary user interfaces for managingconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments. Theuser interfaces in these figures are used to illustrate the processesdescribed below, including the processes in FIGS. 6A-6C, 7, 8A-8C, 9,10, 11A-11B, and 12A-12B.

As used in the specification and claims, the term “open application”refers to a software application with retained state information (e.g.,as part of device/global internal state 157 and/or application internalstate 192). An open application is any one of the following types ofapplications:

-   -   an active application, which is currently displayed on display        112 (or a corresponding application view is currently displayed        on the display);    -   a background application (or background process), which is not        currently displayed on display 112, but one or more application        processes (e.g., instructions) for the corresponding application        are being processed by one or more processors 120 (i.e.,        running);    -   a suspended application, which is not currently running, and the        application is stored in a volatile memory (e.g., DRAM, SRAM,        DDR RAM, or other volatile random access solid state memory        device of memory 102); and    -   a hibernated application, which is not running, and the        application is stored in a non-volatile memory (e.g., one or        more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage        devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid state        storage devices of memory 102).

As used herein, the term “closed application” refers to softwareapplications without retained state information (e.g., state informationfor closed applications is not stored in a memory of the device).Accordingly, closing an application includes stopping and/or removingapplication processes for the application and removing state informationfor the application from the memory of the device. Generally, opening asecond application while in a first application does not close the firstapplication. When the second application is displayed and the firstapplication ceases to be displayed, the first application, which was anactive application when displayed, may become a background application,suspended application, or hibernated application, but the firstapplication remains an open application while its state information isretained by the device.

FIGS. 5A-5D illustrate exemplary user interfaces for selecting one ofthe concurrently open applications and displaying a correspondingapplication view.

FIG. 5A illustrates an exemplary user interface (“home screen” 5001)displaying a plurality of application icons 5002 (e.g., 5002-21 through5002-38) on touch screen 112 of a portable electronic device (e.g.,portable multifunction device 100). In FIG. 5A, finger gesture 505(e.g., a tap gesture) is detected on touch screen 112 at a location thatcorresponds to map application icon 5002-27. (Note that the applicationicons 5002 on the home page displayed in FIG. 5A may or may notcorrespond to open application icons, whereas the application icons 5002in FIGS. 5C-5Z correspond to open application icons.)

In FIG. 5B, in response to detecting the finger gesture, the mapapplication is launched and map application view 5004-1 is displayed ontouch screen 112. In this example, the map application view includes aportion of a map and user interface objects, such as a search inputfield, a search icon, and a directions icon. Also in FIG. 5B, input 507(e.g., a click or double-click on home button 204) is detected.

FIG. 5C illustrates that, in response to detecting input 507, a portionof map application view 5004-1 and application icon area 5006 areconcurrently displayed. In some embodiments, in response to detectinginput 507, the device enters into an application selection mode forselecting one of the concurrently open applications, and the portion ofmap application view 5004-1 and application icon area 5006 areconcurrently displayed as part of the application selection mode.Application icon area 5006 includes an initial group of open applicationicons that correspond to at least some of the concurrently openapplications. In this example, the multifunction device has multipleapplications that are concurrently open, although they are notsimultaneously displayed. Also in this example, application icon area5006 includes application icons for a web browser (Safari), a musicapplication (iPod), a finance application (Stocks), and a multimediastore application (iTunes).

In some embodiments, the concurrent display of the map application viewand the application icon area may include an animation. For example, themap application view can slide up such that a portion of the mapapplication view moves off the display and a portion of the mapapplication view remains on the display. The application icon area canslide in simultaneously from the bottom of the screen such that theanimation gives a visual appearance that the map application view andthe application icon area are connected.

In FIG. 5C, finger gesture 509 (e.g., a tap gesture) is detected ontouch screen 112 at a location that corresponds to web browserapplication icon 5002-37.

FIG. 5D illustrates that, in response to detecting the finger gesture ata location that corresponds to the web browser application icon, webbrowser application view 5004-2 is displayed on touch screen 112.

FIGS. 5E-5F illustrate scrolling of the application icon area. In FIG.5E, contact 511 (e.g., a finger contact) is detected on touch screen 112at a location 511-A that corresponds to application icon area 5006. InFIGS. 5E-5F, contact 511 moves across the touch screen 112 to adifferent location (e.g., 511-B), and application icons in applicationicon area 5006 are scrolled in accordance with the movement of contact511.

FIGS. 5G-5I illustrate exemplary user interfaces for closing one of theconcurrently open applications. In FIG. 5G, finger gesture 513 (e.g., apress-and-hold gesture) is detected on touch screen 112 at a locationthat corresponds to music application icon 5002-38, while the device isin an application selection mode. FIG. 5H illustrates that in responseto detecting the finger gesture, the multifunction device enters into anapplication closure mode. In the application closure mode, the musicapplication icon is visually distinguished from the rest of theapplication icons displayed on touch screen 112. In this example, themusic application icon is animated (e.g., jiggled), and the rest of thedisplayed application icons are dimmed. In addition, an indicia of anapplication closure (e.g., a close-application icon, such as “-” icon5012-1) is displayed adjacent to the music application icon.

In FIG. 5H, finger gesture 515 (e.g., a tap gesture) is detected ontouch screen 112 at a location that corresponds to the visuallydistinguished application icon (e.g., the music application icon5002-38). FIG. 5I illustrates that, in response to detecting thegesture, the visually distinguished application icon (e.g., 5002-38) isremoved from the application icon area. Also in response to the gesture,the multifunction device closes a corresponding application (e.g., amusic application). After the visually distinguished application icon(e.g., 5002-38) is removed, the multifunction device displays a new setof application icons without visual distinction (e.g., the applicationicons are no longer dimmed). The new set of application icons includesapplication icons that were included in the initial set of applicationicons except for the closed application icon (e.g., 5002-37, 5002-26,and 5002-32). An additional application icon (e.g., 5002-35) is added tothe new set of application icons. Also, after removing the visuallydistinguished application icon, the multifunction device exits theapplication closure mode, and returns to the application selection mode.In some embodiments, a finger gesture (e.g., a tap gesture) at alocation that corresponds to close-application icon 5012-1 removes thevisually distinguished application icon.

FIGS. 5J-5K illustrate exemplary user interfaces including a musicapplication view. In FIG. 5J, music application view 5004-3 (e.g., iPodapplication view) is displayed. Music application view 5004-3 includesmusic controls (e.g., play/pause, fast forward/next track, andrewind/previous track, and/or a scrubber bar). FIG. 5J also illustratesthat an input 517 is detected (e.g., a single or double click on homebutton 204).

In FIG. 5K, a portion of music application view 5004-3 and applicationicon area 5006 are concurrently displayed. In this example, it is notedthat the music application icon (e.g., 5002-38) is not displayed in theapplication icon area while the music application view (e.g., 5004-3) isdisplayed, regardless of how recent the corresponding music applicationis used, or whether the corresponding music application is playingmusic.

FIG. 5L illustrates an exemplary user interface including music controlicons in the predefined area (e.g., music control icons 5106 (e.g.,pause, previous track, and next track icons) in application icon area5006-1). It is noted that music control icons 5106 and application iconsare displayed on separate rows in (enlarged) predefined area 5006-1. Insome embodiments, while the application icons are scrolled, musiccontrol icons 5106 remain on the display. In FIG. 5L, left-to-rightswipe gesture 537 is detected on touch screen 112.

FIG. 5M illustrates an exemplary user interface including settings iconsin the predefined area. In some embodiments, the settings icons aredisplayed in response to detecting left-to-right swipe gesture 537. InFIG. 5M, settings icons (e.g., rotate lock icon 5102-1, Wi-Fi icon5102-2, and Bluetooth icon 5102-3) are displayed in application iconarea 5006-1. Each settings icon, when activated (e.g., by a fingergesture), changes a corresponding setting (e.g., Wi-Fi icon 5102-2, whenactivated, turns on or off a Wi-Fi connection). In some embodiments, oneor more application icons can be concurrently displayed with settingsicons in application icon area 5006 (not shown).

FIG. 5N illustrates a rotation of the multifunction device 100. Inresponse to detecting a rotation of the multifunction device 100,application icons 5002 are rotated and rearranged. In some embodiments,the number of application icons displayed in a landscape mode (e.g.,five, six, etc.) is different from the number of application iconsdisplayed in a portrait mode (e.g., three, four, etc.). In someembodiments, the application icons displayed in the landscape modeincludes application icons displayed in the portrait mode (e.g., after arotation of the device as shown in FIG. 5L from the portrait mode to alandscape mode, the device can display at least Stocks, Maps, iTunes,and Game Center icons (not shown)). In other embodiments, theapplication icons displayed in the landscape mode do not includeapplication icons displayed in the portrait mode (e.g., FIGS. 5M-5N).

FIG. 5O illustrates an alternative user interface for selecting an openapplication. When the device enters an application selection mode (e.g.,by input 507 in FIG. 5B), instead of displaying application icons (e.g.,as shown in FIG. 5C), images of open applications (e.g., 5008-10,5008-11, and 5008-13) can be displayed in predefined area 5006.

FIGS. 5P-5Y illustrate exemplary user interfaces including userinterface objects corresponding to open applications, arranged in agrid. The user interface objects are typically user selectable (or useractivatable).

FIGS. 5P and 5Q illustrate scrolling open application icons arranged ina grid. In FIG. 5P, open application icons 5002 (e.g., 5002-1 through5002-9) are displayed in a three-by-three grid. In some embodiments,application icons 5002 can be the same as application icons illustratedin FIGS. 5A-5K (e.g., map application icons 5002-6 and 5002-27 can beidentical). In other embodiments, application icons 5002 displayed in agrid can be different from application icons displayed elsewhere (e.g.,within an application icon area 5006 or on home screen 5001).

FIG. 5P also illustrates that gesture 519 (e.g., a swipe gesture) isdetected on touch screen 112. FIG. 5Q illustrates that, in response todetecting gesture 519, open application icons 5002 displayed on touchscreen 112 in FIG. 5P are scrolled off the display, and a different setof open application icons 5002 (e.g., 5002-10 through 5002-18) aredisplayed on touch screen 112.

FIGS. 5R-5T illustrate exemplary user interfaces involving images ofopen applications (or corresponding application views). In FIG. 5R,images 5008 (e.g., 5008-10 through 5008-18) of open applications orapplication views (e.g., live thumbnails) are displayed in a grid. Insome embodiments, the images of open applications are updated when thecorresponding applications change corresponding application views (e.g.,a browser displays new content on a webpage, a movie player playsmovies, etc.).

In FIG. 5S, open application icons (e.g., 5002-36, 5002-35, and 5002-37)are displayed, at least partially overlapping the images ofcorresponding open applications (e.g., 5008-10, 5008-11, and 5008-12).In some embodiments, open application icons 5002 are displayed adjacentto the images 5008 of the corresponding open applications withoutoverlap. In some embodiments, open application icons 5002 are displayedentirely overlapping the images 5008 of corresponding open applications.

FIG. 5T illustrates that at least a subset of the images 5008 includesstatus indicia for corresponding applications. In this example, mapapplication image 5008-6 includes compass icon 5010-1, which indicatesthat certain features (e.g., a GPS tracking function) are activated in acorresponding map application. In some embodiments, open applicationicons (e.g., 5002) can include status indicia.

FIGS. 5U-5V illustrate exemplary user interfaces including anapplication closure mode. In FIG. 5U, one of the images (e.g., 5008-12)is displayed with a jiggling animation. In addition, image 5008-12includes close-application icon 5012-2. Image 5008-12, when selected(e.g., by a finger tap gesture), removes image 5008-12 from thedisplayed set of images, and closes a corresponding application (e.g., aweb browser application). Afterwards, the rest of the images (e.g.,5008-10, 5008-11, 5008-13 through 5008-18) and a new image (e.g.,5008-19) are displayed, as shown in FIG. 5V. The close-application iconoperates in a manner analogous to the application closure mode asdescribed above with reference to FIGS. 5G-5I.

FIGS. 5W-5X illustrate exemplary user interfaces including concurrentdisplay of the open application icons and search icon 5004. In FIG. 5W,contact 521 is detected on touch screen 112 at a location correspondingto search icon 5104. FIGS. 5X illustrates that, in response to detectingcontact 521 at the location corresponding to search icon 5104, keyboard5014 is displayed on touch screen 112. In some embodiments, search icon5104 and keyboard 5014 are concurrently displayed on touch screen 112with at least a subset of open application icons 5002 (e.g., applicationicons 5002 in FIG. 5X). In some embodiments, the concurrently displayedapplication icons correspond to applications that match the searchterm(s). In some embodiments, search icon 5104 and keyboard 5014 areconcurrently displayed with a list of application (e.g., applicationsthat match the search term(s)).

FIG. 5Y illustrates a rotation of the multifunction device 100. Inresponse to detecting a rotation of the multifunction device 100, openapplication icons 5002 are rotated and rearranged. In some embodiments,the number of application icons displayed in a landscape mode (e.g.,two-by-four, two-by-five, etc.) is different from the number ofapplication icons displayed in a portrait mode (e.g., three-by-three,four-by-three, four-by-two, etc.).

FIGS. 5Z-5AA illustrate a gesture for displaying user selectedinformation. In FIG. 5Z, gesture 523 (e.g., a swipe down gesture) isdetected on touch screen 112 from a top edge of the display. FIG. 5AAillustrates that, in response to detecting gesture 523, an exemplaryuser interface including user selected information is displayed. Theuser selected information user interface includes, for example, userselectable icon (e.g., done icon 5020), user selected information (e.g.,local weather 5016), and recent electronic notifications (e.g., recentemail 5018-1 and upcoming events 5018-2). In some embodiments, anotification panel 5021 is displayed, and the user selectable icon(e.g., done icon 5020), user selected information (e.g., local weather5016), and recent electronic notifications (e.g., recent email 5018-1and upcoming events 5018-2) are displayed within the notification panel5021.

In some embodiments, the notification panel 5021 is displayed over aportion of the touch screen 112. In some embodiments, the notificationpanel 5021 occupies less than all (e.g., at least 80% or 90% but lessthan 100%) of the touch screen 112. In some embodiments, at least oneedge of the notification panel 5021 touches and/or appears to be dockedto an edge of the touch screen 112. In some embodiments, thenotification panel 5021 does not touch an edge of the touch screen 112(e.g., portions of the home screen 5001 are visible on all sides of thenotification panel 5021). In some embodiments, the home screen 5001(e.g., a home screen background image and/or icons displayed in the homescreen) is visible in portions of the touch screen 112 that thenotification panel 5021 does not occupy. In some embodiments, portionsof the home screen 5001 that are visible when the notification panel5021 is displayed are blurred, shaded, or otherwise made visually lessdistinct when the notification panel 5021 is displayed. In someembodiments, where the notification panel 5021 occupies less than all ofthe touch screen 112, the areas that are not occupied by thenotification panel 5021 are blank (e.g., no graphics, icons, wallpaper,etc., of the home screen 5001 are displayed in those areas).

FIGS. 5BB-5CC illustrates an exemplary user interface includingthree-dimensional stack of images of open applications. In FIG. 5BB,images of open applications are displayed in a three-dimensional stackextending backwards on the display. For example, an image of an openapplication that was used most recently (e.g., 5008-10) is displayed upfront, an image of an open application that was used second mostrecently (e.g., 5008-11) is displayed right behind the most recentlyused application (e.g., 5008-10), and so on. In some embodiments, theimages can be scrolled by a swipe gesture, and a correspondingapplication can be selected by a tap gesture. In FIG. 5BB, gesture 533(e.g., a tap gesture) is detected at a location that corresponds to arespective image of an open application (e.g., a mail application). Inresponse, a mail application view is displayed, as shown in FIG. 5CC.

FIGS. 5CC-5HH illustrate exemplary user interfaces for selecting one ofthe concurrently open applications. FIG. 5CC illustrates mailapplication view 5004-4 for an email application (e.g., Mail). In FIG.5CC, mail application view 5004-4 includes email text, including link5020-1 to a webpage. Gesture 525 (e.g., a tap gesture) is detected ontouch screen 112 at a location that corresponds to link 5020-1.

In FIG. 5DD, in response to detecting gesture 525 at the location thatcorresponds to link 5020-1, the corresponding web page is displayed inweb browser application view 5004-2. FIG. 5DD also illustrates thatinput 527 (e.g., a single or double click on home button 204) isdetected.

FIG. 5EE illustrates that, in response to detecting input 527, a portionof home screen 5001, web browser application view 5008-12, and a portionof mail application view 5008-10 are displayed. FIG. 5EE alsoillustrates that tap gesture 535 can be detected at a location thatcorresponds to image 5008-10 of mail application. In response todetecting tap gesture 535, mail application view 5004-4 (as shown inFIG. 5CC) will be displayed without concurrently displaying any otherapplication view. FIG. 5EE also illustrates that swipe gesture 529 canbe detected on touch screen at a location that corresponds to mailapplication view 5008-10, and in FIG. 5FF, in response to detectingswipe gesture 529, application views (e.g., 5008-10 and 5008-12) arescrolled, and a portion of map application view 5008-6 is displayed.

In FIG. 5FF, when gesture 531 (e.g., a tap gesture) is detected at alocation that corresponds to map application view 5008-6, in response, amap application view is displayed, as shown in FIG. 5GG.

In FIG. 5FF, when gesture 533 (e.g., a tap gesture) is detected at alocation that corresponds to home screen 5001, in response, home screen5001 is displayed, as shown in FIG. 5HH.

FIGS. 5II-5ZZ illustrate exemplary user interfaces for selecting one ofconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments. InFIGS. 5II-5ZZ, it is assumed that the concurrently open applicationsinclude a web browser application, a mail application, a mapapplication, a phone application, a bookmark application, a documentapplication, a contacts application, a racing application, a notesapplication, a sudoku application, and a calendar application (in someembodiments, in the order of recency of use).

FIG. 5II illustrates that a swipe gesture that originates from location539-1 on touch screen 112. In FIG. 5II, location 539-1 corresponds to anedge of touch screen 112. Alternatively, swipe gesture 551 is detectedon touch screen 112. As used herein, a swipe gesture that originatesfrom an edge of touch screen 112 is called an edge swipe (e.g., a swipegesture that originates from location 539-1), and a swipe gesture thatoriginates from a location other than a location on an edge of touchscreen 112 is called a non-edge swipe (e.g., gesture 541).

FIGS. 5JJ-5KK illustrate an animation that is displayed in response todetecting the swipe gesture that originates from location 539-1 (FIG.5II). However, in some embodiments, the animation illustrated in FIGS.5JJ-5KK is displayed in response to detecting a non-edge swipe gesture(e.g., gesture 541 in FIG. 5II). In some other embodiments, a non-edgeswipe gesture (e.g., horizontal gesture 541 in FIG. 5II) initiates ascrolling to a next page of a home screen or an application launch pad(not shown) that includes one or more application icons that are notshown in FIG. 5II.

In FIG. 5JJ, in response to detecting the swipe gesture that originatesfrom location 539-1 (FIG. 5II), application icons shown in FIG. 5II areclustered. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 5JJ, labels forapplication icons are removed (e.g., the label “weather” for a weatherapplication icon is removed). The swipe gesture that originates fromlocation 539-1 includes a movement of a touch past location 539-2.Concurrently, image 5008-12 of an open application (e.g., a web browserapplication) is scrolled in onto touch screen 112. FIG. 5JJ alsoillustrates that an application icon 5002-37 that corresponds to a webbrowser application is scrolled in onto touch screen 112.

FIG. 5KK illustrates that application icons shown in FIG. 5II arefurther reduced in size, and image 5008-12 of an open application (e.g.,a web browser application) is further scrolled on touch screen 112. Inaddition, a portion of image 5008-10 of an open application (e.g., amail application) is scrolled in onto touch screen 112. FIG. 5KK alsoillustrates that application icon 5002-37 is further scrolled on touchscreen 112 and application icon 5002-36 that corresponds to a mailapplication is concurrently scrolled in onto touch screen 112. In FIG.5KK, the displayed user interface includes search icon 5104, which wasdescribed above with respect to FIGS. 5W-5X.

Although FIGS. 5JJ-5KK illustrate that open application icons (e.g.,5002-37 and 5002-36) are scrolled in concurrently with images of openapplications (e.g., 5008-12 and 5008-10), in some embodiments, a timingof displaying the open application icons is not concurrent withdisplaying the images of open applications. For example, in someembodiments, the open application icons are displayed subsequent to thescrolling of the images of open applications

In FIG. 5KK, a tap gesture is detected on touch screen 112. In oneexample, tap gesture 545 is detected on image 5008-10 of a mailapplication, and in response, application view 5004-4 for a mailapplication is displayed (e.g., FIG. 5CC). In another example, tapgesture 547 is detected on icon 5002-36 for a mail application, and inresponse, application view 5004-4 for a mail application is displayed(e.g., FIG. 5CC). Alternatively, tap gesture 541 is detected on image5008-12 of a web browser application, and in response, application view5004-2 for a web browser application is displayed (e.g., FIG. 5LL). Inyet another example, tap gesture 543 is detected on icon 5002-37 for aweb browser application, and in response, application view 5004-2 for aweb browser application is displayed (e.g., FIG. 5LL).

FIG. 5LL illustrates application view 5004-2 for a web browserapplication. In some embodiments, application view 5004-2 is displayedin response to detecting tap gesture 541 or tap gesture 543 in FIG. 5KK.FIG. 5LL also illustrates a swipe gesture that originates from location549-1 is detected on touch screen 112. Alternatively, swipe gesture 551is detected on touch screen 112.

FIGS. 5MM-5NN illustrate an animation that is displayed in response todetecting the swipe gesture that originates from location 549-1 (FIG.5LL). However, in some embodiments, the animation illustrated in FIGS.5MM-5NN is displayed in response to detecting a non-edge swipe gesture(e.g., gesture 551 in FIG. 5LL). In some other embodiments, a non-edgeswipe gesture (e.g., horizontal gesture 551 in FIG. 5LL) initiates anoperation that is supported by the displayed application (e.g., ascrolling to a next page in the displayed application, not shown).Alternatively, a non-edge swipe gesture is ignored if the displayedapplication does not support the detected non-edge swipe gesture.

In FIG. 5MM, in response to detecting the swipe gesture that originatesfrom location 549-1 (FIG. 5LL), application view 5004-2 shown in FIG.5LL is reduced in size. The swipe gesture that originates from location549-1 includes a movement of a touch past location 549-2. Concurrently,image 5008-10 of an open application (e.g., a mail application) isscrolled in onto touch screen 112. FIG. 5MM also illustrates that anapplication icon 5002-36 that corresponds to a mail application isscrolled in onto touch screen 112.

FIG. 5NN illustrates that application view 5004-2 shown in FIG. 5MM isfurther reduced in size, and image 5008-10 of an open application (e.g.,a mail application) is further scrolled on touch screen 112. Inaddition, a portion of image 5008-6 of an open application icon (e.g., amap application) is scrolled in onto touch screen 112. FIG. 5NN alsoillustrates that application icon 5002-36 is further scrolled on touchscreen 112 and application icon 5002-27 that corresponds to a mapapplication is concurrently scrolled in onto touch screen 112.Application icon 5002-37 that corresponds to a web browser applicationis also displayed in FIG. 5NN. In some embodiments, one of the images ofopen applications (e.g., 5008-12) corresponds to a most recently usedapplication. In some embodiments, one of the images of open applications(e.g., 5008-10) corresponds to a second most recently used application.In some embodiments, one of the images of open applications (e.g.,5008-6) corresponds to a third most recently used application. In otherwords, in some embodiments, the displayed images of open applicationscorrespond to most recently used applications.

Although FIGS. 5MM-5NN illustrate that open application icons (e.g.,5002-36 and 5002-27) are scrolled concurrently with images of openapplications (e.g., 5008-10 and 5008-6), in some embodiments, a timingof displaying the open application icons is not concurrent withdisplaying the images of open applications. For example, in someembodiments, the open application icons are displayed subsequent to thescrolling of the images of open applications.

In FIG. 5NN, a tap gesture is detected on touch screen 112. In oneexample, tap gesture 553 is detected on image 5008-12 of a web browserapplication, and in response, application view 5004-2 for a web browserapplication is displayed (e.g., FIG. 5LL). In another example, tapgesture 555 is detected on icon 5002-37 for a web browser application,and in response, application view 5004-2 for a web browser applicationis displayed (e.g., FIG. 5LL). Alternatively, tap gesture 557 isdetected on image 5008-10 of a mail application, and in response,application view 5004-4 for a mail application is displayed (e.g., FIG.5CC). In yet another example, tap gesture 559 is detected on icon5002-36 for a mail application, and in response, application view 5004-4for a mail application is displayed (e.g., FIG. 5CC). In an examplewhere tap gesture 561 is detected on image 5008-6 or icon 5002-27 for amap application, application view 5004-1 for the map application isdisplayed in response (e.g., FIG. 5B).

FIG. 5NN also illustrates that swipe gesture 565 is detected at alocation that corresponds to one of the images of open applications(e.g., image 5008-6). In some embodiments, swipe gesture 565 is detectedat a location that corresponds to an area that encompasses the displayedimages of open applications (e.g., an area between image 5008-10 andimage 5008-6).

In FIG. 5OO, in response to detecting swipe gesture 565 (FIG. 5NN),images 5008-12, 5008-10, and 5008-6 are scrolled so that image 5008-12is scrolled off touch screen 112 and a portion of image 5008-11 isscrolled in onto touch screen 112. Icons 5002-37, 5002-36, and 5002-27are concurrently scrolled so that icon 5002-37 is scrolled off touchscreen 112, and icon 5002-35 is scrolled in onto touch screen 112.

FIG. 5PP illustrates an alternative user interface that is displayed inresponse to detecting swipe gesture 565. In FIG. 5PP, in response todetecting swipe gesture 565 (FIG. 5NN), images 5008-12, 5008-10, and5008-6 are scrolled so that image 5008-12 is scrolled off touch screen112 and a portion of image 5008-11 is scrolled in onto touch screen 112,as shown in FIG. 5OO. In FIG. 5PP, icons 5002-37, 5002-36, and 5002-27are concurrently scrolled and icons 5002-35 and 5002-13 are scrolled inonto touch screen 112 while icons 5002-37, 5002-36, and 5002-27 remainon touch screen 112.

As shown above in FIGS. 5NN-5PP, in some embodiments, swipe gesture 565(FIG. 5NN) at a location that correspond to an area that encompasses thedisplayed images of open applications initiates scrolling the images ofopen applications by one image. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG.5OO, swipe gesture 565 also initiates scrolling the open applicationicons by one icon. In some embodiments, another swipe gesture detectedat a location that corresponds to the area that encompasses thedisplayed images of open applications initiates scrolling the images ofopen application by one image and the open application icons by oneicon.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 5PP, the number of displayed openapplication icons is increased (e.g., from three to five) so thatdisplayed open application icons include open application icons thatcorrespond to the displayed images of open applications (e.g., icons5002-36, 5002-27, and 5002-35), a first open application icon thatcorresponds to an open application that is more recent in use than openapplications that correspond to the displayed images of openapplications (e.g., icon 5002-37), and a second open application iconthat corresponds to an open application that is less recent in use thanopen applications that correspond to the displayed images of openapplications (e.g., icon 5002-13). For example, in some embodiments, thedisplayed open application icons correspond to five most recently usedapplications. In some embodiments, another swipe gesture detected at alocation that corresponds to the area that encompasses the displayedimages of open applications initiates scrolling the images of openapplication by one image and the open application icons by one icon.

FIG. 5QQ illustrates a user interface equivalent to the user interfaceillustrated in FIG. 5NN. In FIG. 5QQ, swipe gesture 567 is detected at alocation that corresponds to one of the open application icons (e.g.,icon 5002-27). In some embodiments, swipe gesture 567 is detected at alocation that corresponds to an area that encompasses the displayed openapplication icons (e.g., an area between icon 5002-36 and icon 5002-27).

In FIG. 5RR, in response to detecting swipe gesture 567 (FIG. 5QQ),icons 5002-37, 5002-36, and 5002-27 (FIG. 5QQ) are scrolled so thaticons 5002-37, 5002-36, and 5002-27 are scrolled off touch screen 112and icons 5002-35, 5002-13, and 5002-14 are scrolled in onto touchscreen 112. Images 5008-12, 5008-10, and 5008-6 (FIG. 5QQ) areconcurrently scrolled off touch screen 112 and images 5008-11, 5008-13,and 5008-14 are scrolled in onto touch screen 112.

FIG. 5SS illustrates an alternative user interface that is displayed inresponse to detecting swipe gesture 567. In FIG. 5SS, in response todetecting swipe gesture 567 (FIG. 5QQ), images 5008-12, 5008-10, and5008-6 (FIG. 5QQ) are scrolled off touch screen 112 and images 5008-11,5008-13, and 5008-14 are scrolled in onto touch screen 112, as shown inFIG. 5RR. In FIG. 5SS, icons 5002-37, 5002-36, and 5002-27 (FIG. 5QQ)are scrolled so that icons 5002-37 and 5002-36 are scrolled off touchscreen 112 and icon 5002-27 remains on touch screen 112. In addition,icons 5002-35, 5002-13, 5002-14, and 5002-15 are scrolled in onto touchscreen 112.

As shown above in FIGS. 5QQ-5SS, swipe gesture 567 (FIG. 5QQ) detectedat a location that correspond to an area that encompasses the displayedopen application icons initiates scrolling the open application icons bya group of open application icons. In comparison, as explained above, aswipe gesture detected at a location that corresponds to an area thatencompasses the images of open applications (e.g., gesture 565 in FIG.5NN) initiates scrolling the open application icons by one icon. Thus,displaying a first number of images of open applications and a secondnumber, distinct from the first number, of open application icons,allows a user to navigate through concurrently open applicationsrapidly. For example, a user can quickly go through concurrently openapplications with a swipe gesture on an open application icon.Alternatively, the user can go through concurrently open applicationsone-by-one by scrolling with a swipe gesture on an image of an openapplication.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 5QQ-5RR, swipe gesture 567 (FIG.5QQ) initiates scrolling the open application icons so that all openapplication icons are replaced (e.g., three open application icons areremoved and next three open application icons, based on their recency ofuse, are displayed). In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 5SS, one ofthe open application icons displayed prior to detecting swipe gesture567 (e.g., maps application icon 5002-27 in FIG. 5QQ) remains on touchscreen 112, thereby providing a cue as to a relationship between openapplication icons shown in FIG. 5QQ and open application icons shown inFIG. 5SS.

FIG. 5SS also illustrates that swipe gesture 569 is detected at alocation that corresponds to one of the images of open applications(e.g., image 5002-14). In some embodiments, swipe gesture 569 isdetected at a location that corresponds to an area that encompasses thedisplayed open application icons.

In FIG. 5TT, in response to detecting swipe gesture 569 (FIG. 5SS),icons 5002-27, 5002-35, 5002-13, 5002-14, and 5002-15 (in FIG. 5SS) arescrolled so that icons 5002-27, 5002-35, 5002-13, and 5002-14 arescrolled off touch screen 112 and icon 5002-15 remains on touch screen112. In addition, icons 5002-16, 5002-17, 5002-18, and 5002-19 arescrolled in onto touch screen 112. Furthermore, images 5008-11, 5008-13,and 5008-14 are concurrently scrolled off touch screen 112 and images5008-16, 5008-17, and 5008-18 are scrolled in onto touch screen 112.“Contacts” application icon 5002-15 shown in FIG. 5SS remains on touchscreen 112 after gesture 569 (FIG. 5TT), thereby providing a cue as to arelationship between open application icons shown in FIG. 5SS and openapplication icons shown in FIG. 5TT.

Alternatively, in response to detecting swipe gesture 569 (FIG. 5SS), insome embodiments, icons 5002-27, 5002-35, 5002-13, 5002-14 and 5002-15(FIG. 5SS) are scrolled so that icons 5002-27, 5002-35, and 5002-13 arescrolled off touch screen 112 and icons 5002-14 and 5002-15 remain ontouch screen 112 (not shown). In addition, icons 5002-16, 5002-17, and5002-18 are scrolled in onto touch screen 112 (not shown). Images ofopen applications that correspond to application icons 5002-15, 5002-16,and 5002-17 are concurrently displayed (not shown). By replacing images5008-11, 5008-13, and 5008-14 (FIG. 5SS) with images that correspond toapplication icons 5002-15, 5002-16, and 5002-17, images of openapplications that correspond to open application icons 5002-35, 5002-13,5002-14, 5002-15, 5002-16, and 5002-17 are displayed without omitting animage for any of open application icons 5002-35, 5002-13, 5002-14,5002-15, 5002-16, and 5002-17. In comparison, in a transition from FIG.5SS to FIG. 5TT, an image of an open application that corresponds toopen application icon 5002-15 is skipped (e.g., by scrolling through theimage of an open application that corresponds to open application icon5002-15) or not displayed (e.g., displaying the image of an openapplication that corresponds to open application icon 5002-15 isforegone).

FIG. 5UU illustrates an alternative user interface that is displayed inresponse to detecting swipe gesture 569. In FIG. 5UU, icons 5002-27,5002-35, 5002-13, 5002-14, and 5002-15 (in FIG. 5SS) are scrolled offtouch screen 112 and icons 5002-16, 5002-17, 5002-18, and 5002-19 arescrolled in onto touch screen 112. In addition, images 5008-11, 5008-13,and 5008-14 are concurrently scrolled off touch screen 112 and images5008-17, 5008-18, and 5008-19 are scrolled in onto touch screen 112.Open application icons shown in FIG. 5UU and open application iconsshown in FIG. 5SS do not have a common open application icon, therebyallowing a faster navigation through open application icons. In someembodiments, in a transition from FIG. 5SS to FIG. 5UU, an image of anopen application that corresponds to open application icon 5002-15 isskipped (e.g., by scrolling through the image of an open applicationthat corresponds to open application icon 5002-15) or not displayed(e.g., displaying the image of an open application that correspond toopen application icon 5002-15 is foregone).

FIG. 5VV illustrates that gesture 571 (e.g., a tap gesture) is detectedat a location that corresponds to search icon 5104.

In FIG. 5WW, a search input user interface that includes keyboard 5014is displayed in response to gesture 571 (FIG. 5VV). As shown in FIG.5WW, in some embodiments, keyboard 5014 is displayed over the userinterface displayed prior to detecting gesture 571. FIG. 5WW alsoillustrates that gesture 573 (e.g., a tap gesture) is detected at alocation that corresponds to a character “O” on keyboard 5014.

FIG. 5XX illustrates an alternative user interface that is displayed inresponse to detecting gesture 571. In response to detecting gesture 571,the displayed images of open applications (e.g., images 5008-17,5008-18, and 5008-19) and open application icons (e.g., icons 5002-16,5002-17, 5002-18, and 5002-19) are scrolled up. In some embodiments, thedisplayed images of open applications and open application icons arescrolled up so that the displayed images of open applications and openapplication icons do not overlap with the search input user interface(e.g., keyboard 5014). Alternatively, images of open applications andconcurrent open applications (e.g., images 5008 and icons 5002) arepositioned prior to detecting gesture 571 so that the displayed imagesof open applications and open application icons do not overlap with thesearch input user interface (e.g., keyboard 5014).

FIG. 5XX also illustrates that gesture 573 (e.g., a tap gesture) isdetected at a location that corresponds to a character “O” on keyboard5014.

FIG. 5YY illustrates that, in response to detecting gesture 573 (FIG.5WW or FIG. 5XX), search icon 5014 is updated to display the receivedinput, namely the character “O.” In addition, in response to gesture573, the previously displayed images of open applications and openapplication icons (e.g., images 5008-17, 5008-18, and 5008-19 and icons5002-16, 5002-17, 5002-18, and 5002-19) are replaced with openapplication icons for at least some of open applications that match thereceived input (e.g., open applications with application names thatinclude the character “O”) and images for at least some of openapplications that match the received input. In FIG. 5YY, openapplication icons for application names “phone,” “bookmark,” “document,”“contacts,” and “notes” are displayed. In addition, images for“bookmark,” “document,” and “contacts” applications are displayed. InFIG. 5YY, the images correspond to a predefined number (e.g., three) ofopen application icons displayed in the middle. In some otherembodiments, images of open applications that correspond to a predefinednumber of left-most open application icons (e.g., “phone,” “bookmark,”and “document”) or right-most open application icons (e.g., “document,”“contacts,” and “notes) may be displayed.

FIG. 5YY also illustrates that gesture 575 (e.g., a tap gesture) isdetected at a location that corresponds to a character “N” on keyboard5014.

FIG. 5ZZ illustrates that, in response to detecting gesture 575 (FIG.5YY), search icon 5014 is updated to display the received input, namelythe characters “ON.” In addition, in response to gesture 577, thepreviously displayed images of open applications and open applicationicons (e.g., images 5008-13, 5008-14, and 5008-15 and icons 5002-35,5002-13, 5002-14, 5002-15, and 5002-17) are replaced with openapplication icons for at least some of open applications that match thereceived input (e.g., open applications with application names thatinclude “ON”) and images for at least some of open applications thatmatch the received input. In FIG. 5ZZ, open application icons and imagesfor application names “phone” and “contacts” are displayed.

Although user interfaces illustrated in FIGS. 5KK and 5NN-5ZZ includesearch icon 5104, a person having ordinary skill in the art wouldunderstand that similar user interfaces that do not include search icon5104 may be used.

FIGS. 5AAA-5HHH illustrate exemplary user interfaces for displayingsettings icons and other information.

FIG. 5AAA illustrates an exemplary user interface (e.g., home screen5001) displaying a plurality of application icons (e.g., correspondingto application icons 5002-21 through 5002-38, depicted in FIG. 5A). FIG.5AAA illustrates upward swipe gestures 570 and 571 that can be detectedby the device 100. Upward swipe gesture 570 is a non-edge swipe (e.g.,it originates from a contact “within” the touch screen 112). Upwardswipe gesture 571 is an edge swipe (e.g., it originates from an edge oftouch screen 112 and/or a contact with both a touch-sensitive portion ofthe device 100 and a non-touch-sensitive portion of the device 100).Swipe gestures 570 and 571 can cause one or more settings icons (and/orother information) to be displayed on the device 100. In someembodiments, only one of swipe gestures 570 or 571 causes the one ormore settings icons to be displayed. In some embodiments, either swipegesture 570 or swipe gesture 571 can cause the one or more settingsicons to be displayed.

FIG. 5BBB illustrates an exemplary user interface displaying one or moresettings icons in response to detecting swipe gesture 570 or swipegesture 571. As shown in FIG. 5BBB, a settings panel 5024 is displayed.In some embodiments, the settings panel 5024 is displayed over a portionof the touch screen 112. In some embodiments, the settings panel 5024occupies less than all (e.g., at least 80% or 90% but less than 100%) ofthe touch screen 112. In some embodiments, at least one edge of thesettings panel 5024 touches and/or appears to be docked to an edge ofthe touch screen 112. In some embodiments, the settings panel 5024 doesnot touch an edge of the touch screen 112 (e.g., portions of the homescreen 5001 are visible on all sides of the settings panel 5024). Insome embodiments, the home screen 5001 (e.g., a home screen backgroundimage and/or icons displayed in the home screen) is visible in portionsof the touch screen 112 that the settings panel 5024 does not occupy. Insome embodiments, portions of the home screen 5001 that are visible whenthe settings panel 5024 is displayed are blurred, shaded, or otherwisemade visually less distinct when the settings panel 5024 is displayed.In some embodiments, where the settings panel 5024 occupies less thanall of the touch screen 112, the areas that are not occupied by thesettings panel 5024 are blank (e.g., no graphics, icons, wallpaper,etc., of the home screen 5001 are displayed in those areas).

In some embodiments, the settings panel 5024 looks substantially similarto the notification panel 5021. For example, the settings panel 5024 andthe notification panel may use the same or substantially similarbackground graphics and/or color. In some embodiments, the settingspanel 5024 looks substantially different from the notification panel5021. For example, the settings panel 5024 and the notification panel5021 may use different background graphics and/or colors.

In FIG. 5BBB, settings icons (e.g., settings icons 5022-1 through5022-5) are displayed in a settings panel 5024. Settings icons include,for example, a Wi-Fi icon 5022-1, a Bluetooth icon 5022-2, an airplanemode icon 5022-3, a do-not-disturb icon 5022-4, and a rotation lock icon5022-5. In some embodiments, the do-not-disturb icon 5022-4 correspondsto a setting in which notifications (e.g., ring tones, audible emailnotifications, etc.) are turned off while the “do-not-disturb” settingis selected or “on.” In some embodiments, other settings icons aredisplayed. In some embodiments, the particular settings (and hencesettings icons) displayed in the settings panel are determined by auser. Thus, a user can select more, fewer, or different settings to berepresented in the settings panel 5024. For example, a settings iconcorresponding to a “3G” setting (not shown) may replace the rotationlock icon 5022-5.

In some embodiments, settings icons 5022-1 through 5022-5 are “on/off”switches (e.g., they represent a setting that can have one of twodistinct states). In some embodiments, settings icons 5022-1 through5022-5 change appearance based on the state of its underlying setting.For example, the settings icons 5022-1 through 5022-5 may have a firstcolor, shape, or other characteristic when the underlying setting is“off,” and a second color, shape, or other characteristic distinct fromthe first when the underlying setting is “on.”

In FIG. 5BBB, also displayed in the settings panel 5024 are brightnessadjustment control 5026 (e.g., a slider bar), audio control icons 5028(e.g., play/pause, fast forward, reverse, stop, volume controls, and/ortrack controls), and user-specified application icons 5030-1 through5030-4. As shown in FIG. 5BBB, settings icons 5022-1 through 5022-5 aredisplayed in a first portion of the settings panel 5024, brightnessadjustment control 5026 are displayed in a second portion of thesettings panel 5024 beneath the first portion, audio control icons 5028are displayed in a third portion of the settings panel 5024 beneath thesecond portion, and user-specified application icons 5030-1 through5030-4 are displayed in a fourth portion of the settings panel 5024beneath the third portion. Some embodiments display these items inanother arrangement.

FIG. 5CCC illustrates another exemplary user interface displaying one ormore settings icons in response to detecting swipe gesture 570 or swipegesture 571. In FIG. 5CCC, settings icons 5022-1 through 5022-5,brightness adjustment control 5026, audio control icons 5028, anduser-specified application icons 5030-1 through 5030-4 are displayed onthe touch screen 112 without the settings panel.

FIG. 5DDD illustrates an exemplary user interface displaying one or moresettings icons in response to detecting swipe gesture 570 or swipegesture 571 (e.g., in FIG. 5AAA). As shown in FIG. 5DDD, a settingspanel 5024 is displayed. In some embodiments, the settings panel 5024 isdisplayed over a portion of the touch screen 112. In some embodiments,the settings panel 5024 occupies less than all (e.g., at least 80% or90% but less than 100%) of the touch screen 112. In some embodiments, atleast one edge of the settings panel 5024 touches and/or appears to bedocked to an edge of the touch screen 112. In some embodiments, thesettings panel 5024 does not touch an edge of the touch screen 112(e.g., portions of the home screen 5001 are visible on all sides of thesettings panel 5024). In some embodiments, the home screen 5001 (e.g., ahome screen background image and/or icons displayed in the home screen)is visible in portions of the touch screen 112 that the settings panel5024 does not occupy. In some embodiments, portions of the home screen5001 that are visible when the settings panel 5024 is displayed areblurred, shaded, or otherwise made visually less distinct when thesettings panel 5024 is displayed. In some embodiments, where thesettings panel 5024 occupies less than all of the touch screen 112, theareas that are not occupied by the settings panel 5024 are blank (e.g.,no graphics, icons, wallpaper, etc., of the home screen 5001 aredisplayed in those areas).

In some embodiments, the settings panel 5024 looks substantially similarto the notification panel 5021 shown in FIG. 5AA. For example, thesettings panel 5024 and the notification panel may use the same orsubstantially similar background graphics and/or color. In someembodiments, the settings panel 5024 looks substantially different fromthe notification panel 5021. For example, the settings panel 5024 andthe notification panel 5021 may use different background graphics and/orcolors.

In FIG. 5DDD, settings icons (e.g., settings icons 5022-1 through5022-5) are displayed in a settings panel 5024. Settings icons include,for example, a Wi-Fi icon 5022-1, a Bluetooth icon 5022-2, an airplanemode icon 5022-3, a do-not-disturb icon 5022-4, and a rotation lock icon5022-5. In some embodiments, the do-not-disturb icon 5022-4 correspondsto a setting in which notifications (e.g., ring tones, audible emailnotifications, etc.) are turned off while the “do-not-disturb” settingis selected or “on.” In some embodiments, other settings icons aredisplayed. In some embodiments, the particular settings (and hencesettings icons) displayed in the settings panel are determined by auser. Thus, a user can select more, fewer, or different settings to berepresented in the settings panel 5024. For example, a settings iconcorresponding to a “3G” setting (not shown) may replace the rotationlock icon 5022-5.

In some embodiments, settings icons 5022-1 through 5022-5 are “on/off”switches (e.g., they represent a setting that can have one of twodistinct states). In some embodiments, settings icons 5022-1 through5022-5 change appearance based on the state of its underlying setting.For example, the settings icons 5022-1 through 5022-5 may have a firstcolor, shape, or other characteristic when the underlying setting is“off,” and a second color, shape, or other characteristic distinct fromthe first when the underlying setting is “on.”

In FIG. 5DDD, also displayed in the settings panel 5024 are brightnessadjustment control 5026 (e.g., a slider bar), audio control icons 5028(e.g., play/pause, fast forward, reverse, stop, volume controls, and/ortrack controls), sharing status indicator icon 5032 and remote mediacontrols icon 5034, and user-specified application icons 5030-1 through5030-4. As shown in FIG. 5DDD, settings icons 5022-1 through 5022-5 aredisplayed in a first portion of the settings panel 5024, brightnessadjustment control 5026 are displayed in a second portion of thesettings panel 5024 beneath the first portion, audio control icons 5028are displayed in a third portion of the settings panel 5024 beneath thesecond portion, sharing status indicator icon 5032 and remote mediacontrols icon 5034 are displayed in a fourth portion of the settingpanel 5024 beneath the third portion, and user-specified applicationicons 5030-1 through 5030-4 are displayed in a fifth portion of thesettings panel 5024 beneath the fourth portion. Some embodiments displaythese items in another arrangement.

In some embodiments, sharing status indictor icon 5032, when activated,causes device 100 to display a discoverability interface for changingthe discoverability (or availability) of device 100 for a sharingfunctionality. In some embodiments, the sharing functionality enablesdevice 100 to share media content with one or more devices differentfrom device 100. More details on the sharing functionality are describedin U.S. provisional Application Ser. No. 61/832,939, filed Jun. 9, 2013,entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for SharingContent From a Respective Application.” In some embodiments, remotemedia controls icon 5034, when activated, causes device 100 to displayan interface for adjusting media player settings for one or more remotedevices different from device 100.

FIG. 5EEE illustrates another exemplary user interface displaying one ormore settings icons in response to detecting swipe gesture 570 or swipegesture 571. In FIG. 5EEE, settings icons 5022-1 through 5022-5,brightness adjustment control 5026, audio control icons 5028, sharingstatus indicator icon 5032 and remote media controls icon 5034, anduser-specified application icons 5030-1 through 5030-4 are displayed onthe touch screen 112 without the settings panel. FIG. 5EEE alsoillustrates device 100 detecting gesture 580 (e.g., a tap gesture) at alocation that corresponds to sharing status indicator icon 5032.

FIG. 5FFF illustrates device 100 displaying discoverability interface5036 on touch screen 112 in response to detecting gesture 580 in FIG.5EEE. In FIG. 5FFF, discoverability interface 5036 includes one or moreoptions for adjusting the discoverability (or availability) of device100 for the sharing functionality. In FIG. 5FFF, discoverabilityinterface 5036 includes “off” affordance 5038-1, which when activated,causes device 100 to disable the sharing functionality, a “contactsonly” affordance 5038-2, which when activated, causes device 100 to beavailable for sharing with only contacts (e.g., contacts in the addressbook associated with the user of device 100 or a specified list ofcontacts associated with the sharing functionality) within “sharingrange” of device 100, “everyone” affordance 5038-3, which whenactivated, causes device 100 to be available (e.g., advertise theavailability of device 100) for sharing with everyone (e.g., all userswith a compatible sharing functionality enabled on their respectivedevice) within “sharing range” of device 100, and “cancel” affordance5038-4, which when activated, causes device 100 to dismissdiscoverability interface 5036. In some embodiments, “sharing range” islimited to the current WiFi capabilities of device 100 or to near-fieldcommunication or a communication protocol specified by the sharingfunctionality. FIG. 5FFF also illustrates device 100 detecting gesture581 (e.g., a tap gesture) at a location that corresponds to “everyone”affordance 5038-3.

FIG. 5GGG illustrates device 100 displaying an exemplary user interfacedisplaying one or more settings icons. In FIG. 5GGG, sharing statusindicator icon 5032 displays text indicating that the sharingfunctionality is currently in an “everyone” sharing mode in response toselection of “everyone” affordance 5038-3 in FIG. 5FFF. FIG. 5GGG alsoillustrates device 100 detecting gesture 582 (e.g., a tap gesture) at alocation that corresponds to remote media controls icon 5034.

FIG. 5HHH illustrates device 100 displaying remote media controlsinterface 5040 on touch screen 112 in response to detecting gesture 582in FIG. 5GGG. In FIG. 5HHH, remote media controls interface 5040includes controls (e.g., on/off switches and volume sliders) forselecting one or more devices from a plurality of remote devices 5042-1,5042-2, 5042-3, 5042-4 on which to play media content. In FIG. 5HHH,remote media controls interface 5040 also includes master controls 5044(e.g., play/pause, fast forward, reverse, stop, volume controls, and/ortrack controls) for controlling the media content played on the one ormore selected remote devices.

FIGS. 6A-6C are flow diagrams illustrating method 600 of selecting oneof concurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.Method 600 is performed at a multifunction device (e.g., device 300,FIG. 3, or portable multifunction device 100, FIG. 1) with a display anda touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the display is a touchscreen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display. Insome embodiments, the display is separate from the touch-sensitivesurface. Some operations in method 600 may be combined and/or the orderof some operations may be changed.

As described below, method 600 provides an intuitive way to select oneof concurrently open applications. The method reduces the cognitiveburden on a user when selecting one of concurrently open application,thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. Forbattery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to select one ofconcurrently open applications faster and more efficiently conservespower and increases the time between battery charges.

The device displays (602) a first application view (e.g., mapapplication view 5004-1 in FIG. 5B) on a touch-sensitive display thatcorresponds to a first application in a plurality of concurrently openapplications (e.g., the device may have multiple open applications, suchas Safari, iPod, Stocks, and iTunes). The first application view isdisplayed without concurrently displaying an application view for anyother application in the plurality of concurrently open applications(e.g., in FIG. 5B, map application view 5004-1 is displayed withoutconcurrently displaying an application view for any other application).In other words, in a normal operation mode, just a single applicationview is displayed, which corresponds to one of the plurality ofconcurrently open applications. The other open applications (e.g., theother open applications, such as Safari, iPod, Stocks, and iTunes) maybe running in the background or be in a suspended or hibernatedoperating state.

The device detects (604) a first input (e.g., input 507 in FIG. 5B). Insome embodiments, the first input is a single tap on a home button(e.g., 204). In some embodiments, the first input is a double tap on thehome button (e.g., 204). In some embodiments, the first input is agesture on the touch-sensitive display, such as a three-finger pinchgesture or a swipe gesture.

In response to detecting the first input (606), the device performs thefollowing actions. The device enters (608) an application view selectionmode for selecting one of the concurrently open applications for displayin a corresponding application view. The device displays (610) in afirst predefined area (e.g., a strip in a predefined location on thetouch-sensitive display) an initial group of open application icons thatcorrespond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently openapplications (e.g., application icons 5002 in application icon area 5006in FIG. 5C). In some embodiments, the device maintains the display ofthe first predefined area without further input (e.g., press-and-hold onhome button 204 or on touch screen 112) until the application viewselection mode is exited. In some embodiments, the area displays theopen application icons as a scrollable strip with a linear array of openapplication icons (e.g., application icon area 5006 is scrollable asshown in FIGS. 5E-5F). The device concurrently displays (612) at least aportion of the first application view adjacent to the first predefinedarea (e.g., in FIG. 5C, at least a portion of map application view5004-1 and application icon area 5006 are concurrently displayed). Theconcurrent display provides several benefits. For example, it providescontext by maintaining the first application view while an openapplication icon is being selected. In addition, it is easy to get backto the first application (and cease the display of the application iconarea) by, for example, tapping on the first application view.

In some embodiments, at least a subset of the open application iconsinclude (624 in FIG. 6B) status indicia for corresponding applications.For example, an audio application icon includes a “now recording”indicia (e.g., a red dot) displayed on or proximate to the audioapplication icon. In another example, a map application icon includes a“GPS active” indicia (e.g., a compass image) displayed on or proximateto the map application icon (e.g., see an analogous example in FIG. 5Swhere image 5008-6 includes a compass icon 5010-1).

In some embodiments, the initial group of open application iconsincludes (626) an audio application icon when a corresponding audioapplication is in use. For example, when a music player application isplaying music, the initial group of open application icons alwaysincludes a corresponding music player application icon (e.g., iPodapplication icon 5002-38 in FIG. 5C). Displaying the audio applicationicon as part of the initial group of open application icons facilitatesrapid selection and display of the corresponding audio application. Forexample, there is no need to scroll the open application icons in thepredefined area to display the audio application icon.

In some embodiments, open application icons are displayed (628) in thefirst predefined area in a sequence and the sequence is determined inaccordance with a usage history for the corresponding open applications.For example, assume multimedia store application iTunes is used first,then finance application Stocks, then music application iPod, webbrowser application Safari, and finally a map application is the lastapplication used prior to entering the application view selection mode.Then, in some embodiments, the initial group of open application iconswill be iTunes, Stocks, iPod, and Safari. In addition, the sequence ofopen application icons will be Safari, iPod, Stocks, and iTunes (asshown in FIG. 5C). In some embodiments, selecting an open applicationicon corresponding to one of the initial group of open applications doesnot change the sequence in which the initial group of open applicationicons is displayed. For example, selecting the iTunes application iconin FIG. 5C and re-entering the application view selection mode does notchange the sequence of open application icons, Safari, iPod, Stocks, andiTunes. This has a benefit of providing a previously presented sequence(which is familiar to the user) of open application icons, therebyavoiding the need for the user to learn a new arrangement of openapplication icons. This reduces the cognitive burden on a user andproduces a more efficient human-machine interface.

In some embodiments, the device displays scrollable pages of icons(e.g., application launch icons and/or folder icons), a scrollable listof icons, or a scrollable array of icons in a predefined area of thedisplay (e.g., application icons 5002-21 through 5002-34 are displayedon a scrollable page of icons in FIG. 5A). The device concurrentlydisplays stationary icons (e.g., frequently used or favorite applicationlaunch icons and/or folder icons selected by a user) in another,distinct predefined area of the display (e.g., a dock area) (e.g.,application icons 5002-35 through 5002-38 are stationary icons in thedock area). In some embodiments, the device can also enter theapplication view selection mode from this display in response todetecting an input (e.g., in response to detecting a double tap on thehome button). In some embodiments, in response to detecting the input,the stationary icons in the dock area are replaced by the initial groupof open application icons that correspond to at least some of theplurality of concurrently open applications. In other words, the dockarea in normal operation mode is replaced by the first predefined areawith open application icons in the application view selection mode. Insome embodiments, in response to detecting the input, the applicationicons on the scrollable pages and the dock area (e.g., application icons5002-21 through 5002-38) slide up, and at least a subset of theapplication icons and a predefined area including open application iconsare concurrently displayed, in a manner analogous to the concurrentdisplay of application view 5004-1 and predefined area 5006 in FIG. 5C.

In some embodiments, the device displays (630) settings icons in thefirst predefined area while in the application view selection mode(e.g., settings icons 5102 in FIG. 5M). Exemplary setting icons include:a rotation lock icon; communication mode icons, such as an airplane modeicon, a Wi-Fi icon, and/or Bluetooth icon; and audio controls, such asplay/pause, fast forward, reverse, stop, volume controls, and/or trackcontrols.

In some embodiments, when settings icons for an open application aredisplayed in the first predefined area, the corresponding openapplication icon is not displayed (632) in the first predefined area.For example, when music player controls are displayed in the firstpredefined area, the corresponding music player application icon is notdisplayed (e.g., in FIG. 5L, when music player controls 5106 aredisplayed in application icon area 5006-1, the corresponding musicplayer application icon (e.g., iPod) is not displayed in applicationicon area 5006-1).

In some embodiments, the device concurrently displays (634) audiocontrol icons and open application icons other than a correspondingaudio application icon in respective rows in the first predefined area(e.g., audio control icons 5106 and other application icons inrespective rows in application icon area 5006-1 in FIG. 5L).

In some embodiments, the at least a portion of the first applicationview is displayed (636) in a second predefined area that is larger thanand adjacent to the first predefined area. For example, in FIG. 5C, thearea where a portion of map application view 5004-1 is displayed islarger than and adjacent to application icon area 5006.

In some embodiments, a first set of open application icons includes theinitial group of open application icons, and the first set of openapplication icons is displayed in a first orientation. The devicedetects a rotation of the multifunction device from the firstorientation to a second orientation, and displays a second set of openapplication icons in the second orientation (e.g., FIG. 5N). The initialgroup of open application icons and the second set of open applicationicons have different numbers of open application icons (e.g., in FIG.5N, the second set of open application icons has six open applicationicons, whereas the initial group of applications in FIG. 5C has fouropen application icons). In some embodiments, displaying the second setof open application icons in the second orientation includes ceasing todisplay the first set of open application icons in the firstorientation. In some embodiments, displaying the second set of openapplication icons in the second orientation includes rearranging thefirst set of open application icons in the first orientation.

The device detects (614 in FIG. 6A) a gesture (e.g., a tap gesture) on arespective open application icon in the first predefined area (e.g.,gesture 509 on application icon 5002-37 in FIG. 5C). In response todetecting the gesture on the respective open application icon (616), thedevice performs the following actions. The device displays (618) arespective application view on the touch-sensitive display for acorresponding application in the plurality of concurrently openapplications (e.g., browser application view 5004-2 in FIG. 5D). Therespective application view is displayed without concurrently displayingan application view for any other application in the plurality ofconcurrently open applications (e.g., in FIG. 5D, browser applicationview 5004-2 is displayed without concurrently displaying any otherapplication views). The device ceases (620) to display open applicationicons in the first predefined area (e.g., application icon area 5006 andapplication icons 5002 in application icon area 5006 are no longerdisplayed in FIG. 5D). The device exits (622) the application viewselection mode (and enters a normal operation mode for the respectiveapplication).

In some embodiments, while in the application view selection mode, thedevice performs (640 in FIG. 6C) the following actions. The devicedetects a gesture (e.g., a tap gesture) on the at least a portion of thefirst application view. In response to detecting the gesture on theportion of the first application view, the device displays the firstapplication view on the touch-sensitive display without concurrentlydisplaying an application view for any other application in theplurality of concurrently open applications, and exits the applicationview selection mode (and enters a normal operation mode for the firstapplication). For example, in FIG. 5C, when a gesture is detected ontouch screen 112 at a location corresponding to map application view5004-1, the device displays map application view 5004-1 withoutconcurrently displaying application icon area 5006 or an applicationview for any other application, as shown in FIG. 5B.

In some embodiments, in response to detecting the first input, thedevice slides (638, FIG. 6C) the first application view such that partof the first application view moves off the display and a portion of thefirst application view remains on the display (e.g., in FIG. 5C, aportion of map application view 5004-1 moves off the display and aportion of map application view 5004-1 remains on the display).

In some embodiments, while in the application view selection mode, thedevice detects (642) a scroll gesture (e.g., a swipe gesture) in thefirst predefined area, and in response to detecting the scroll gesture,scrolls the plurality of concurrently open application icons in thefirst predefined area in accordance with the scroll gesture (e.g., FIGS.5E-5F).

In some embodiments, while displaying the initial group of openapplication icons in the application view selection mode, the deviceperforms (644) one of the following actions. When a first scroll gesturein a first direction (e.g., a right-to-left swipe gesture) is detectedin the first predefined area, the device scrolls to display other openapplication icons in the plurality of concurrently open applicationicons in the first predefined area (e.g., FIGS. 5E-5F). When a secondscroll gesture in a second direction opposite the first direction (e.g.,a left-to-right swipe gesture) is detected in the first predefined area,the device scrolls to display settings icons in the first predefinedarea (e.g., FIGS. 5L-5M). In some embodiments, when the second scrollgesture in a second direction different from the first direction (e.g.,a top-to-bottom swipe gesture, a bottom-to-top swipe gesture, or adiagonal swipe gesture) is detected in the first predefined area, thedevice scrolls to display settings icons in the first predefined area.

In some embodiments, while in the application view selection mode, thedevice detects (646) a swipe down gesture that starts from a top edge ofthe display (e.g., gesture 523 in FIG. 5Z). In response to detecting theswipe down gesture, the device displays a user selectable icon (e.g.,done icon 5020 in FIG. 5AA), and displays at least one of: a list ofrecent electronic notifications, (e.g., recent emails 5018-1 and/orupcoming events 5018-2) and user selected information (e.g., localweather information 5016, stock price (not shown), news headings (notshown), etc.).

In some embodiments, while in the application view selection mode, thedevice performs the following actions. The device detects (648) agesture at a location corresponding to an open application icon in thefirst predefined area (e.g., press-and-hold gesture 513 on openapplication icon 5002-38 in FIG. 5G). In response to detecting thegesture at the location corresponding to the open application icon, thedevice displays a close-application icon for closing a correspondingapplication (e.g., an “X” icon or “-” icon 5012-1 on or proximate to theopen application icon). The device detects a gesture at a locationcorresponding to the close-application icon (e.g., a tap gesture onclose-application icon 5012-1). In response to detecting the gesture atthe location corresponding to the close-application icon, the devicecloses the corresponding application. In other words, the deviceperforms quitting/ending of the corresponding application so that thecorresponding application ceases to be an open application.Alternatively, a tap gesture on the open application icon including theclose-application icon (e.g., gesture 515 on open application icon5002-38 in FIG. 5H) has the same effect.

In some embodiments, in response to detecting the gesture at thelocation corresponding to the open application icon, the device jiggles(650) the open application icon at the location. In some embodiments, inresponse to detecting the gesture at the location corresponding to theopen application icon, the device visually distinguishes the openapplication icon by dimming other open application icons (e.g., FIG.5H).

As described above, method 600 is used to select a single applicationfor display among multiple, concurrently open applications. An analogousmethod may also be used to select a single view for display amongmultiple, concurrently open views in a single application (e.g.,selecting one web page for display among multiple, concurrently open webpages in a browser application).

Note that details of the processes described above with respect tomethod 600 (e.g., FIGS. 6A-6B and 5A-5HH) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to the methods described below. For example, methods700, 800, 900, 1000, and 1100 may include one or more of thecharacteristics of the various methods described above with reference tomethod 600. For brevity, these details are not repeated below.

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating method 700 of selecting one ofconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.Method 700 is performed at a multifunction device (e.g., device 300,FIG. 3, or portable multifunction device 100, FIG. 1) with a display anda touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the display is a touchscreen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display. Insome embodiments, the display is separate from the touch-sensitivesurface. Some operations in method 700 may be combined and/or the orderof some operations may be changed.

As described below, method 700 provides an intuitive way to select oneof concurrently open applications. The method reduces the cognitiveburden on a user when selecting one of concurrently open application,thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. Forbattery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to select one ofconcurrently open applications faster and more efficiently conservespower and increases the time between battery charges.

The device displays (702) a first application view on a touch-sensitivedisplay that corresponds to a first application in a plurality ofconcurrently open applications. The first application view is displayedwithout concurrently displaying an application view for any otherapplication in the plurality of concurrently open applications (e.g.,map application view 5004-1 in FIG. 5B).

The device detects (704) a first input (e.g., input 507 in FIG. 5B). Inresponse to detecting the first input (706), the device enters (708) anapplication view selection mode for selecting one of the concurrentlyopen applications for display in a corresponding application view, anddisplays (710) in a predefined area images of open application thatcorrespond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently openapplications (e.g., in FIG. 5BB, images 5008 that correspond to at leastsome of the plurality of concurrently open applications are displayed).The images of open applications are displayed in a three-dimensionalstack extending backwards on the display (e.g., three-dimensional stackof images 5008 in FIG. 5BB).

In some embodiments, the images of open applications include openapplication icons (e.g., see an analogous example of images 5008including open application icons 5002 in FIG. 5S). Alternatively, thedevice can display in the predefined area, open application icons thatcorrespond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently openapplications, in a three-dimensional stack.

In some embodiments, the images of open applications in thethree-dimensional stack are ordered (712) based at least in part onrecency of use of corresponding open applications (e.g., an image of anopen application that corresponds to the most recently used openapplication is displayed at the front of the stack, while progressivelyless recently used applications are displayed progressively further backin the stack).

The device detects (714) a gesture (e.g., 533 in FIG. 5BB) on arespective image of an open application in the three-dimensional stack.In response to detecting the gesture on the respective image of the openapplication (716), the device performs the following actions. The devicedisplays (718) a respective application view (e.g., mail applicationview 5004-4 in FIG. 5CC) on the touch-sensitive display for acorresponding application in the plurality of concurrently openapplications. The respective application view is displayed withoutconcurrently displaying an application view for any other application inthe plurality of concurrently open applications (e.g., mail applicationview 5004-4 in FIG. 5CC). The device ceases (720) to display thethree-dimensional stack of open application icons, and exits (722) theapplication view selection mode.

Note that details of the processes described above with respect tomethod 700 (e.g., FIGS. 7 and 5A-5HH) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to the methods described below. For example, methods800, 900, 1000, and 1100 may include one or more of the characteristicsof the various methods described above with reference to method 700. Forbrevity, these details are not repeated below.

FIGS. 8A-8C are flow diagrams illustrating method 800 of selecting oneof concurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.Method 800 is performed at a multifunction device (e.g., device 300,FIG. 3, or portable multifunction device 100, FIG. 1) with a display anda touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the display is a touchscreen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display. Insome embodiments, the display is separate from the touch-sensitivesurface. Some operations in method 800 may be combined and/or the orderof some operations may be changed.

As described below, method 800 provides an intuitive way to select oneof concurrently open applications. The method reduces the cognitiveburden on a user when selecting one of concurrently open application,thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. Forbattery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to select one ofconcurrently open applications faster and more efficiently conservespower and increases the time between battery charges.

The device displays (802) a first application view at a first size(e.g., the first size of the application view occupies all orsubstantially all (e.g., at least 80% or 90%) of the touch sensitivedisplay) on a touch-sensitive display (e.g., map application view 5004-1in FIG. 5B occupies at least 80% of touch screen 112). The firstapplication view corresponds (804) to a first application in a pluralityof concurrently open applications, and the first application view isdisplayed (806) without concurrently displaying at the first size anapplication view for any other application in the plurality ofconcurrently open applications.

The device detects (808) a first input (e.g., input 507 in FIG. 5B). Inresponse to detecting the first input (810), the device enters (812) anapplication view selection mode for selecting one of the concurrentlyopen applications for display in a corresponding application view, anddisplays (814) in a predefined area images of open applications (e.g.,images of open application 5008 in FIG. 5R). Typically, the images ofopen applications are user selectable, and the images of openapplications, when selected (e.g., by a gesture), initiate certainprocesses associated with them (e.g., displaying a correspondingapplication view).

In some embodiments, the images of open applications in the predefinedarea are displayed (826 in FIG. 8B) in a single scrollable row or column(e.g., images of open applications 5008 in FIG. 5O). In someembodiments, the images of open applications in the predefined area aredisplayed (828) in a grid (e.g., images of open applications 5008 in agrid in FIG. 5R). The grid includes at least two rows of images of openapplications.

In some embodiments, the device concurrently displays (830) thepredefined area and a search icon (e.g., search icon 5104 in FIG. 5W).In some embodiments, the device detects (832) a gesture (e.g., 521 inFIG. 5W) at a location that corresponds to the search icon, and inresponse to detecting the gesture at the location that corresponds tothe search icon, the device displays a search input user interface(e.g., the user interface in FIG. 5X, including keyboard 5014), receivesone or more search terms in the search input user interface, performs asearch using the one or more search terms, and displays results of thesearch.

Each image (e.g., live thumbnails) is displayed (834) at a second sizethat is smaller than the first size. For example, each image 5008 inFIG. 5R is smaller than map application view 5004-1 in FIG. 5B. In someembodiments, the images are updated to display reduced-size images ofcorresponding applications (or current views in the correspondingapplication).

The images and corresponding open application icons correspond (844) toat least some of the plurality of concurrently open applications. Forexample, in FIG. 5S, image 5008-10 and application icon 5002-36correspond to a mail application. Therefore, in some embodiments,removing image 5008-10 and application icon 5002-36 closes thecorresponding mail application in device 100.

In some embodiments, a grid of reduced-scale images of open applicationsand/or open application icons are displayed in a predefined area withina search user interface (e.g., as a linear array or as an array with atleast two rows) (e.g., application icons 5002 in FIG. 5X).

The device detects (816 in FIG. 8A) a gesture on a respective image ofan open application in the predefined area (e.g., a gesture on image5008-10, not shown). In response to detecting the gesture on therespective image (818), the device performs the following actions. Thedevice displays (820) a respective application view at the first size onthe touch-sensitive display for a corresponding application in theplurality of concurrently open applications. The respective applicationview is displayed without concurrently displaying at the first size anapplication view for any other application in the plurality ofconcurrently open applications (e.g., mail application view 5004-4 inFIG. 5CC). The device ceases (822) to display the images andcorresponding open application icons in the predefined area, and exits(824) the application view selection mode.

In some embodiments, displaying in the predefined area images of openapplications includes (836 in FIG. 8C) concurrently displaying acorresponding open application icon with each image (e.g., in FIG. 5S,application icons 5002-36, 5002-35, and 5002-38 are concurrentlydisplayed with images 5008-10, 5008-11, and 5008-12). The images andcorresponding open application icons correspond to at least some of theplurality of concurrently open applications. In response to detectingthe gesture on the respective image, the device ceases to display theimages and corresponding open application icons in the predefined area.The concurrent display of images and application icons provide severalbenefits. In particular, a user can easily identify the application towhich a respective reduced image corresponds to. Without the concurrentdisplay of application icons, it can be difficult to distinguishmultiple images with similar background. Therefore, providing theconcurrent display of application icons with the images reduces thecognitive burden on a user and makes a better human-machine interface.

In some embodiments, a respective open application icon in thepredefined area is displayed (838) adjacent to the image of thecorresponding open application (not shown). In some embodiments, arespective open application icon in the predefined area is displayed(840) at least partially overlapping the image of the corresponding openapplication (e.g., application icons 5002 in FIG. 5S). In someembodiments, a respective open application icon in the predefined areais displayed (842) entirely overlapping the image of the correspondingopen application (not shown).

Note that details of the processes described above with respect tomethod 800 (e.g., FIGS. 8A-8C and 5A-5HH) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to the methods described below. For example, methods900, 1000, and 1100 may include one or more of the characteristics ofthe various methods described above with reference to method 800. Forbrevity, these details are not repeated below.

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram illustrating method 900 of selecting one ofconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.Method 900 is performed at a multifunction device (e.g., device 300,FIG. 3, or portable multifunction device 100, FIG. 1) with a display anda touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the display is a touchscreen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display. Insome embodiments, the display is separate from the touch-sensitivesurface. Some operations in method 900 may be combined and/or the orderof some operations may be changed.

As described below, method 900 provides an intuitive way to select oneof concurrently open applications. The method reduces the cognitiveburden on a user when selecting one of concurrently open application,thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. Forbattery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to select one ofconcurrently open applications faster and more efficiently conservespower and increases the time between battery charges.

The device displays (902) a first application view at a first size(e.g., the first size of the application view occupies more than 50% ofthe touch sensitive display) on a touch-sensitive display. The firstapplication view corresponds (904) to a first application in a pluralityof concurrently open applications. The first application view isdisplayed (906) without concurrently displaying at the first size anapplication view for any other application in the plurality ofconcurrently open applications. For example, in FIG. 5B, map applicationview 5004-1 is displayed without concurrently displaying an applicationview for any other application.

The device concurrently displays (908) in a predefined area, images ofopen applications (e.g., FIG. 5O). Each image is displayed (910) at asecond size that is smaller than the first size (e.g., live thumbnails).The images correspond (912) to at least some of the plurality ofconcurrently open applications. In some embodiments, concurrentlydisplaying in the predefined area images of open applications includes(914) concurrently displaying a corresponding open application icon witheach image. The images and corresponding open application iconscorrespond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently openapplications.

The device detects (916) a gesture on a respective image of an openapplication in the predefined area. In response to detecting the gestureon the respective image, the device displays (918) a respectiveapplication view at the first size on the touch-sensitive display for acorresponding application in the plurality of concurrently openapplications (e.g., a gesture on image 5008-10 of an email applicationinitiates the display of mail application view 5004-4, as shown in 5CC).The respective application view is displayed without concurrentlydisplaying at the first size an application view for any otherapplication in the plurality of concurrently open applications (e.g.,mail application view 5004-4 in 5CC).

Note that details of the processes described above with respect tomethod 900 (e.g., FIGS. 9 and 5A-5HH) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to the methods described below. For example, methods1000 and 1100 may include one or more of the characteristics of thevarious methods described above with reference to method 900. Forbrevity, these details are not repeated below.

FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating method 1000 of selecting one ofconcurrently open applications in accordance with some embodiments.Method 1000 is performed at a multifunction device (e.g., device 300,FIG. 3, or portable multifunction device 100, FIG. 1) with a display anda touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the display is a touchscreen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display. Insome embodiments, the display is separate from the touch-sensitivesurface. Some operations in method 1000 may be combined and/or the orderof some operations may be changed.

As described below, method 1000 provides an intuitive way to select oneof concurrently open applications. The method reduces the cognitiveburden on a user when selecting one of concurrently open application,thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. Forbattery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to select one ofconcurrently open applications faster and more efficiently conservespower and increases the time between battery charges.

While in an application view selection mode for selecting one of aplurality of concurrently open applications for display in acorresponding application view (1002), the device performs the followingactions.

The device displays (1004) in a predefined area, an initial group ofopen application icons that correspond to at least some of the pluralityof concurrently open applications (e.g., application icons 5002 in FIG.5C).

The device detects (1006) a gesture in the predefined area. In responseto detecting the gesture in the predefined area (1008), the deviceperforms one of the following actions.

When the gesture is a first scroll gesture in a first direction (e.g., aright-to-left swipe gesture), the device scrolls (1010) to display otheropen application icons in the plurality of concurrently open applicationicons in the predefined area (e.g., application icons in FIG. 5E-5F).

When the gesture is a second scroll gesture in a second directionopposite the first direction (e.g., a left-to-right swipe gesture), thedevice scrolls (1012) to display settings icons in the predefined area(e.g., settings icons 5102 in FIGS. 5L-5M). In some embodiments, whenthe gesture is a second scroll gesture in a second direction differentfrom the first direction (e.g., a top-to-bottom swipe gesture), thedevice scrolls to display settings icons in the predefined area.

When the gesture is a first gesture (e.g., a tap gesture) on arespective open application icon (1014), the device displays (1016) arespective application view on the touch-sensitive display for acorresponding application in the plurality of concurrently openapplications, ceases (1020) to display open application icons in thepredefined area, and exits (1022) the application view selection mode(and enters a normal operation mode for the respective application). Insome embodiments, the respective application view is displayed (1018)without concurrently displaying an application view for any otherapplication in the plurality of concurrently open applications.

In some embodiments, when the gesture is a first gesture (e.g., a tapgesture) on a respective settings icon, the device changes acorresponding setting, ceases to display open application icons in thepredefined area, and exits the application view selection mode (andenters a normal operation mode for the respective application).

In some embodiments, in response to detecting the gesture in thepredefined area, when the gesture is a second gesture (e.g.,tap-and-hold gesture 513 in FIG. 5G) that is distinct from the firstgesture, on a respective open application icon, the device displays(1024) a close-application icon for closing a corresponding application(e.g., an “X” icon or “-” icon 5002-38 in FIG. 5H on or proximate to theopen application icon).

Note that details of the processes described above with respect tomethod 1000 (e.g., FIGS. 10 and 5A-5HH) are also applicable in ananalogous manner to the methods described below. For example, method1100 may include one or more of the characteristics of the variousmethods described above with reference to method 1000. For brevity,these details are not repeated below.

FIGS. 11A-11B are flow diagrams illustrating method 1100 of selectingone of concurrently open applications in accordance with someembodiments. Method 1100 is performed at a multifunction device (e.g.,device 300, FIG. 3, or portable multifunction device 100, FIG. 1) with adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the displayis a touch screen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on thedisplay. In some embodiments, the display is separate from thetouch-sensitive surface. Some operations in method 1100 may be combinedand/or the order of some operations may be changed.

As described below, method 1100 provides an intuitive way to select oneof concurrently open applications. The method reduces the cognitiveburden on a user when selecting one of concurrently open application,thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. Forbattery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to select one ofconcurrently open applications faster and more efficiently conservespower and increases the time between battery charges.

The device displays (1102) a first application view at a first size in afirst application (e.g., in FIG. 5CC, mail application view 5004-4 in amail application). The first application view includes a user selectableobject (e.g., link 5020-1) associated with a second application (e.g., aweb browser application) that is distinct from the first application.

The device detects (1104) a first gesture at a location that correspondsto the user selectable object (e.g., gesture 525 in FIG. 5CC). Inresponse to detecting the first gesture (1106), the device ceases (1108)to display the first application view, and displays (1110) a secondapplication view in the second application (e.g., browser applicationview 5004-2 in FIG. 5DD). In some embodiments, the second applicationview replaces the first application view (e.g., in FIGS. 5CC-5DD,browser application view 5004-2 replaces mail application view 5004-4).

While in the second application, the device detects (1112) an input(e.g., input 527 in FIG. 5DD). In response to detecting the input(1114), the device performs the following actions. The device enters(1116) an application view selection mode for selecting one of aplurality of concurrently open applications for display in acorresponding application view. The device displays (1118) images ofopen applications in a first predefined area (e.g., images 5008-12 and5008-10 in FIG. 5EE). The images of open applications correspond to atleast some of the plurality of concurrently open applications. In someembodiments, the images are displayed as a scrollable linear strip ofimages (e.g., images 5008 are scrollable as shown in FIGS. 5EE-5FF).Each image is displayed at a second size that is smaller than the firstsize (e.g., live thumbnails). The images include an image of the firstapplication view and an image of a view in the second application (e.g.,image 5008-12 of a browser application view and image 5008-10 of a mailapplication view). The device displays (1120) in a second predefinedarea that is distinct from the first predefined area, a portion of aview with application icons for launching applications (e.g., a homescreen or springboard with application icons) (e.g., a portion of “homescreen” 5001).

In some embodiments, the device displays images of open applicationsthat are logically connected. For example, assume that in a mailapplication (e.g., FIG. 5CC), a web browser application is opened (e.g.,FIG. 5DD). Also assume that in the web browser application, anelectronic book application is opened (not shown). Then, the devicedisplays images of a subset of the mail application, the web browserapplication, and the electronic book application, regardless of anyother concurrently open applications.

While in the application view selection mode, the device detects (1122,FIG. 11B) a second gesture (e.g., a tap gesture). In response todetecting the second gesture (1124), the device performs one of thefollowing actions.

When the second gesture is at a location corresponding to the image ofthe first application view (1126) (e.g., gesture 535 in FIG. 5EE), thedevice displays (1128) the first application view at the first size inthe first application (e.g., map application view 5004-4 in FIG. 5CC),ceases (1130) to display the images in the first predefined area, andexits (1132) the application view selection mode (and enters a normaloperation mode for the respective application).

When the second gesture is at a location corresponding to the secondpredefined area (1134) (e.g., gesture 533 in FIG. 5FF), the devicedisplays (1136) the view with application icons for launchingapplications (in other words, displaying the view with applicationlaunch items in its entirety, rather than displaying just a portion ofthis view) (e.g., home screen 5001 as shown in FIG. 5HH), ceases (1138)to display the images in the first predefined area, and exits (1140) theapplication view selection mode (and enters a normal operation mode forlaunching applications from the view with application icons).

In some embodiments, when the second gesture is at a locationcorresponding to an image of a respective application in the firstpredefined area (1142), the device displays (1144) a respectiveapplication view on the touch-sensitive display for a correspondingapplication in the plurality of concurrently open applications, ceases(1148) to display the images in the first predefined area, and exits(1150) the application view selection mode (and enters a normaloperation mode for the respective application). For example, in responseto detecting gesture 531 at a location corresponding to image 5008-6 ofa map application, map application view is displayed on the display(e.g., FIG. 5GG).

In some embodiments, the respective application view is displayed (1146)without concurrently displaying an application view for any otherapplication in the plurality of concurrently open applications (e.g.,FIG. 5GG).

FIGS. 12A-12B are flow diagrams illustrating method 1200 of selectingone of concurrently open applications in accordance with someembodiments. Method 1200 is performed at a multifunction device (e.g.,device 300, FIG. 3, or portable multifunction device 100, FIG. 1) with adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the displayis a touch screen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on thedisplay (e.g., a touch-sensitive display). In some embodiments, thedisplay is separate from the touch-sensitive surface. Some operations inmethod 1200 may be combined and/or the order of some operations may bechanged.

As described below, method 1200 provides an intuitive way to select oneof concurrently open applications. The method reduces the cognitiveburden on a user when selecting one of concurrently open application,thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. Forbattery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to select one ofconcurrently open applications faster and more efficiently conservespower and increases the time between battery charges.

The device displays (1202) a first application view at a first size onthe touch-sensitive display. In some embodiments, the first size of theapplication view occupies all or substantially all (e.g., at least 80%or 90%) of the touch sensitive display. For example, map applicationview 5004-1 in FIG. 5B occupies at least 80% of touch screen 112 and webbrowser application view 5004-2 in FIG. 5LL occupies at least 80% oftouch screen 112. The first application view corresponds to a firstapplication in a plurality of concurrently open applications. Forexample, map application view 5004-2 in FIG. 5LL corresponds to a mapapplication and web browser application view 5004-2 in FIG. 5LLcorresponds to a web browser application. The first application view isdisplayed without concurrently displaying at the first size anapplication view for any other application in the plurality ofconcurrently open applications. For example, in FIG. 5B, no applicationview for any application other than the map application is displayed. InFIG. 5LL, no application view for any application other than the webbrowser application is displayed.

The device detects (1204) a first input. For example, input 507 isdetected in FIG. 5B. In another example, in FIG. 5LL, a swipe gesturethat includes touch 549-1 is detected. Alternatively, swipe gesture 551may be detected as shown in FIG. 5LL.

In some embodiments, the first input includes (1206) a swipe gesture onthe touch-sensitive display that originates from an edge of thetouch-sensitive display. For example, in FIG. 5LL, a swipe gestureoriginates from location 549-1 that corresponds to an edge of touchscreen 112. In some embodiments, the first input includes a horizontalswipe gesture on the touch-sensitive display that originates from a sideedge of the touch-sensitive display (e.g., a horizontal swipe gesturethat originates from location 549-1 in FIG. 5LL).

In response to detecting the first input, the device enters (1208) anapplication view selection mode for selecting one of the concurrentlyopen applications for displaying a corresponding application view, anddisplays (1210) images of open applications (e.g., images of openapplication 5008 in FIG. 5S and FIG. 5NN). Each image is displayed at asecond size that is smaller than the first size. For example, each image5008 in FIG. 5S is displayed at a size that is smaller than the size ofmap application view 5004-1 in FIG. 5B. In another example, each image5008 in FIG. 5NN is displayed at a size smaller than the size of webbrowser application view 5004-2 in FIG. 5LL. A corresponding openapplication icon is concurrently displayed with each image (e.g., openapplication icons 5002 in FIG. 5S and FIG. 5NN). In some embodiments,the open application icons are displayed below the images of openapplications. The images and corresponding open application iconscorrespond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently openapplications. In some embodiments, the images and corresponding openapplication icons correspond to the entire plurality of concurrentlyopen applications. In some embodiments, the images and correspondingopen application icons correspond to a subset of the plurality ofconcurrently open applications. For example, images 5008 of openapplications in FIG. 5S may not correspond to all concurrently openapplications. For example, image 5008-19 of a concurrently open calendarapplication is not shown in FIG. 5S.

In some embodiments, the images of open applications are displayed(1212) in a single scrollable row or column (e.g., images of openapplications 5008 in FIGS. 50 and 5NN).

In some embodiments, the images of open applications are displayed(1214) in a grid (e.g., images of open applications 5008 in FIG. 5R).The grid includes at least two rows of images of open applications.

In some embodiments, the device concurrently displays (1216) the imagesof open applications and a search icon. For example, in FIG. 5VV, searchicon 5104 is concurrently displayed with images of open applications5008-17, 5008-18, and 5008-19.

In some embodiments, the device detects (1218) a gesture at a locationthat corresponds to the search icon. For example, the device detectsgesture 571 in FIG. 5VV. In response to detecting the gesture at thelocation that corresponds to the search icon, the device displays asearch input user interface (e.g., the user interface in FIG. 5WW thatincludes keyboard 5014). The device receives one or more search terms inthe search input user interface. For example, in FIG. 5XX, gesture 573is detected at a location that corresponds to a character “O” onkeyboard 5014. The device performs a search using the one or more searchterms (e.g., search for open applications that contain the character “O”in application names); and displays results of the search. For example,in FIG. 5YY, at least some of open applications that include thecharacter “O” in the application names are displayed (e.g., phone,bookmark, document, contacts, and notes applications). In someembodiments, the results of the search are displayed with images of afirst subset of concurrently open applications that match the one ormore search terms and open application icons of a second subset of theconcurrently open applications that match the one or more search terms(e.g., images of bookmark, document, and contacts applications 5008-13,5008-14, and 5008-15 and application icons of phone, bookmark, document,contacts, and notes applications 5002-35, 5002-13, 5002-14, 5002-15, and5002-17). In some embodiments, a number of concurrently openapplications in the first subset is distinct from a number ofconcurrently open applications in the second subset. In someembodiments, more open application icons are displayed than images ofopen applications.

In some embodiments, the device detects (1220, FIG. 12B) a swipe gestureon one of the images of open applications (e.g., swipe gesture 565 at alocation that corresponds to image 5008-6 in FIG. 5NN). In response todetecting the swipe gesture on the one of the images of openapplications, the device scrolls the images of open applications so thatat least one of the images of open applications is removed from thetouch-sensitive display and at least a portion of another one of theimages of open applications is added to the touch-sensitive display. Forexample, in response to swipe gesture 565 in FIG. 5NN, images 5008-12,5008-10, and 5008-6 are scrolled so that image 5008-12 is removed fromtouch screen 112, and a portion of image 5008-11 is added to touchscreen 112, as shown in FIG. 5OO. The device concurrently scrolls theopen application icons. For example, open application icons 5002-37,5002-36, and 5002-27 are concurrently scrolled so that open applicationicon 5002-37 is removed from touch screen 112. In some embodiments, anopen application icon that corresponds to the added image of an openapplication is displayed (e.g., application icon 5002-35 in FIG. 5OO).

In some embodiments, the device detects (1222) a swipe gesture on one ofthe open application icons (e.g., gesture 567 at a location thatcorresponds to icon 5002-27 in FIG. 5QQ). In response to detecting theswipe gesture on the one of the open application icons, the devicescrolls the open application icons so that a plurality of the openapplication icons is removed from the touch-sensitive display and asecond plurality of open application icons is added to thetouch-sensitive display. For example, in response to swipe gesture 567in FIG. 5QQ, icons 5002-37, 5002-36, and 5002-27 are scrolled off sothat icons 5002-37, 5002-36, and 5002-27 in FIG. 5QQ are replaced withicons 5002-35, 5002-13, and 5002-14 in FIG. 5RR. The device concurrentlyscrolls the images of open applications so that the displayed images ofopen applications are removed from the touch-sensitive display and aplurality of images of open applications is added to the touch-sensitivedisplay. For example, in response to swipe gesture 567 in FIG. 5QQ,images 5008-12, 5008-10, and 5008-6 are concurrently scrolled so thatimages 5008-12, 5008-10, and 5008-6 are removed from touch screen 112and images 5008-11, 5008-13, and 5008-14 are added to touch screen 112.In some embodiments, the plurality of added images of open applicationsdoes not include any of the removed images of open applications. Forexample, icons 5008-11, 5008-13, and 5008-14 do not include any ofimages 5008-12, 5008-10, and 5008-6.

In some embodiments, subsequent to scrolling the images of openapplications and the open application icons, the device concurrentlydisplays (1224) a first number of images of open applications and asecond number of open application icons, and the second number is largerthan the first number. For example, in some embodiments, in response toswipe gesture 565 in FIG. 5NN, a first number of images of openapplications (e.g., images 5008-12, 5008-10, and 5008-6 in FIG. 5PP) anda second number of open application icons (e.g., icons 5002-37, 5002-36,5002-27, 5002-35, and 5002-13 in FIG. 5PP) are concurrently displayed.In this example, the second number (e.g., five) is larger than the firstnumber (e.g., three). In some embodiments, the open application iconsare displayed in a single scrollable row or column, and the images ofopen applications correspond to a predefined number of open applicationicons in a middle of the displayed open application icons.

The device detects (1226) a selection gesture on a respective image ofan open application. For example, gesture 531 is detected at a locationthat corresponds to image 5008-6 in FIG. 5FF. In another example, tapgesture 553 on image 5008-12 for a web browser application, tap gesture557 on image 5008-10 for a mail application, or tap gesture 561 on image5008-6 for a map application is detected in FIG. 5NN.

In response to detecting the selection gesture on the respective image,the device displays (1228) a respective application view at the firstsize on the touch-sensitive display for a corresponding application inthe plurality of concurrently open applications. For example, inresponse to gesture 531 in FIG. 5FF, a map application view is displayedin FIG. 5GG. The respective application view is displayed withoutconcurrently displaying at the first size an application view for anyother application in the plurality of concurrently open applications.The device ceases to display the images and corresponding openapplication icons; and exits the application view selection mode.

In some embodiments, while in the application view selection mode, thedevice detects (1230) a selection gesture on a respective openapplication icon (e.g., a tap gesture). For example, tap gesture 555 ata location that corresponds to icon 5002-37 for a web browserapplication, tap gesture 559 at a location that corresponds to icon5002-36 for a mail application, or tap gesture 563 at a location thatcorresponds to icon 5002-27 for a map application is detected in FIG.5NN. In response to detecting the selection gesture on the respectiveopen application icon, the device displays a particular application viewat the first size on the touch-sensitive display for a correspondingapplication in the plurality of concurrently open applications. Forexample, in some embodiments, in response to detecting tap gesture 563on icon 5002-27 for a map application, a map application view isdisplayed (e.g., FIG. 5GG). The particular application view is displayedwithout concurrently displaying at the first size an application viewfor any other application in the plurality of concurrently openapplications. The device ceases to display the images and correspondingopen application icons; and exits the application view selection mode.

It should be understood that the particular order in which theoperations in FIGS. 12A-12B have been described is merely exemplary andis not intended to indicate that the described order is the only orderin which the operations could be performed. One of ordinary skill in theart would recognize various ways to reorder the operations describedherein. For brevity, these details are not repeated here. Additionally,it should be noted that details of other processes described herein withrespect to method 600 (e.g., FIGS. 6A-6C), method 700 (e.g., FIG. 7),method 800 (e.g., FIGS. 8A-8C), method 900 (e.g., FIG. 9), method 1000(e.g., FIG. 10), and method 1100 (e.g., FIGS. 11A-11B) are alsoapplicable in an analogous manner to method 1200 described above withrespect to FIGS. 12A-12B. For example, the open application iconsdescribed above with reference to method 800 may have one or more of thecharacteristics of the open application icons described herein withreference to method 1200. For brevity, these details are not repeatedhere.

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 13 shows a functional blockdiagram of electronic device 1300 configured in accordance with theprinciples of the invention as described above. The functional blocks ofthe device may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination ofhardware and software to carry out the principles of the invention. Itis understood by persons of skill in the art that the functional blocksdescribed in FIG. 13 may be combined or separated into sub-blocks toimplement the principles of the invention as described above. Therefore,the description herein may support any possible combination orseparation or further definition of the functional blocks describedherein.

As shown in FIG. 13, electronic device 1300 includes touch-sensitivedisplay unit 1302 configured to display a first application view at afirst size on touch-sensitive display unit 1302. The first applicationview corresponds to a first application in a plurality of concurrentlyopen applications, and the first application view is displayed withoutconcurrently displaying at the first size an application view for anyother application in the plurality of concurrently open applications.Electronic device 1300 also includes processing unit 1306 coupled totouch-sensitive display unit 1302. In some embodiments, processing unit1306 includes detecting unit 1308, mode entering unit 1310, mode exitingunit 1312, display enabling unit 1314, display ceasing unit 1316, searchterm receiving unit 1318, search performing unit 1320, and scrollenabling unit 1322.

Processing unit 1306 is configured to detect a first input (e.g., withdetecting unit 1308, on touch-sensitive display unit 1302); and, inresponse to detecting the first input, enter an application viewselection mode for selecting one of the concurrently open applicationsfor display in a corresponding application view (e.g., with modeentering unit 1310); and enable display of images of open applications(e.g., with display enabling unit 1314, on touch-sensitive display unit1302). Each image is displayed at a second size that is smaller than thefirst size. A corresponding open application icon is concurrentlydisplayed with each image. The images and corresponding open applicationicons correspond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently openapplications. Processing unit 1306 is configured to detect a selectiongesture on a respective image of an open application (e.g., withdetecting unit 1308, on touch-sensitive display unit 1302); and, inresponse to detecting the selection gesture on the respective image,enable display of a respective application view at the first size ontouch-sensitive display unit 1302 for a corresponding application in theplurality of concurrently open applications (e.g., with display enablingunit 1314, on touch-sensitive display unit 1302), wherein the respectiveapplication view is displayed without concurrently displaying at thefirst size an application view for any other application in theplurality of concurrently open applications; cease to display the imagesand corresponding open application icons (e.g., with display ceasingunit 1316); and exit the application view selection mode (e.g., withmode exiting unit 1312).

In some embodiments, the images of open applications are displayed in asingle scrollable row or column (e.g., on touch-sensitive display unit1302).

In some embodiments, the images of open applications are displayed in agrid, the grid comprising at least two rows of images of openapplications (e.g., on touch-sensitive display unit 1302).

In some embodiments, processing unit 1306 is configured to enableconcurrent display of the images of open applications and a search icon(e.g., with display enabling unit 1314).

In some embodiments, processing unit 1306 is configured to detect agesture at a location that corresponds to the search icon (e.g., withdetecting unit 1308, on touch-sensitive display unit 1302); in responseto detecting the gesture at the location that corresponds to the searchicon, enable display of a search input user interface (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 1314, on touch-sensitive display unit 1302);receive one or more search terms in the search input user interface(e.g., with search term receiving unit 1318); perform a search using theone or more search terms (e.g., with search performing unit 1320); andenable display of results of the search (e.g., with display enablingunit 1314, on touch-sensitive display unit 1302).

In some embodiments, processing unit 1306 is configured to, while in theapplication view selection mode, detect a selection gesture on arespective open application icon (e.g., with detecting unit 1308); and,in response to detecting the selection gesture on the respective openapplication icon, enable display of a particular application view at thefirst size on touch-sensitive display unit 1302 for a correspondingapplication in the plurality of concurrently open applications (e.g.,with display enabling unit 1314, on touch-sensitive display unit 1302),wherein the particular application view is displayed withoutconcurrently displaying at the first size an application view for anyother application in the plurality of concurrently open applications;cease to display the images and corresponding open application icons(e.g., with display ceasing unit 1316); and exit the application viewselection mode (e.g., with mode exiting unit 1312).

In some embodiments, processing unit 1306 is configured to detect aswipe gesture on one of the images of open applications (e.g., withdetecting unit 1308); in response to detecting the swipe gesture on theone of the images of open applications, enable scroll of the images ofopen applications so that at least one of the images of openapplications is removed from touch-sensitive display unit 1302 and atleast a portion of another one of the images of open applications isadded to touch-sensitive display unit 1302 (e.g., with scroll enablingunit 1322); and enable concurrent scroll of the open application icons(e.g., with scroll enabling unit 1322).

In some embodiments, processing unit 1306 is configured to detect aswipe gesture on one of the open application icons (e.g., with detectingunit 1308, on touch-sensitive display unit 1302); in response todetecting the swipe gesture on the one of the open application icons,enable scroll of the open application icons so that a plurality of theopen application icons is removed from touch-sensitive display unit 1302and a second plurality of open application icons is added totouch-sensitive display unit 1302 (e.g., with scroll enabling unit1322); and enable concurrent scroll of the images of open applicationsso that the displayed images of open applications are removed fromtouch-sensitive display unit 1302 and a plurality of images of openapplications is added to touch-sensitive display unit 1302 (e.g., withscroll enabling unit 1322).

In some embodiments, processing unit 1306 is configured to, subsequentto scrolling the images of open applications and the open applicationicons, enable concurrent display of a first number of images of openapplications and a second number of open application icons (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 1314), wherein the second number is larger thanthe first number.

In some embodiments, the first input includes a swipe gesture ontouch-sensitive display unit 1302 that originates from an edge oftouch-sensitive display unit 1302.

The operations in the information processing methods described above maybe implemented by running one or more functional modules in informationprocessing apparatus such as general purpose processors or applicationspecific chips. These modules, combinations of these modules, and/ortheir combination with general hardware (e.g., as described above withrespect to FIGS. 1A, 1B and 3) are all included within the scope ofprotection of the invention.

FIG. 14 is a flow diagram illustrating method 1400. Method 1400 isperformed at a multifunction device (e.g., device 300, FIG. 3, orportable multifunction device 100, FIG. 1) with a display and atouch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the display is a touchscreen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display. Insome embodiments, the display is separate from the touch-sensitivesurface. Some operations in method 1400 may be combined and/or the orderof some operations may be changed.

As described below, method 1400 provides an intuitive way to displaysettings icons and/or open application icons. The method reduces thecognitive burden on a user when selecting one of concurrently openapplications and/or selecting a settings icon, thereby creating a moreefficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computingdevices, enabling a user to select one of concurrently open applicationsand/or settings icons faster and more efficiently conserves power andincreases the time between battery charges.

The device detects (1402) a gesture on the touch-sensitive display. Inresponse to detecting (1402) the gesture, the device performs one of thefollowing actions.

When the gesture is a first swipe gesture in a first direction, thedevice displays (1404) a plurality of open application icons thatcorresponds to at least some of a plurality of concurrently openapplications (e.g., application icons 5002 in FIGS. 5C, 5JJ, 5KK, and5KK-5ZZ). In some embodiments, when the gesture is the first swipegesture in the first direction, the device displays a plurality of openapplication images that corresponds to at least some of a plurality ofconcurrently open applications (e.g., images 5008 in FIG. 5FF). In someembodiments, when the gesture is the first swipe gesture in the firstdirection, the device displays a plurality of open application imagesthat corresponds to at least some of a plurality of concurrently openapplications and a plurality of open application icons that correspondsto at least some of a plurality of concurrently open applications (e.g.,images 5008 and icons 5002 in FIGS. 5MM-5ZZ).

In some embodiments, the first swipe gesture in the first direction is aswipe in a horizontal direction (e.g., swipe gesture originating fromlocation 539-1 or location 541 in FIG. 5II). In some embodiments, thefirst swipe is either a left-to-right swipe or a right-to-left swipe(e.g., as shown in FIG. 5II).

When the gesture is a second swipe gesture in a second directiondistinct from the first direction, the device displays (1406) one ormore settings icons (e.g., settings icons 5102 in FIG. 5M; settingsicons 5022 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE). In some embodiments, whenthe gesture is the second swipe gesture in the second direction distinctfrom the first direction, the device displays (1408) the one or moresettings icons (e.g., settings icons 5022 in FIG. 5BBB or 5DDD) in asettings panel (e.g., settings panel 5024 in FIG. 5BBB or 5DDD).

In some embodiments, the second swipe gesture in the second direction isa swipe in a horizontal direction (e.g., left-to-right swipe gestureoriginating from location 537 in FIG. 5L). In some embodiments, whereboth the first and the second swipe gestures correspond to swipegestures in a horizontal direction, the first direction is aleft-to-right direction, and the second direction is a right-to-leftdirection (or vise versa). In some embodiments, the second swipe gesturein the second direction is a swipe in an upward direction (e.g., swipegesture swipe gesture originating from location 571 or 570 in FIG.5AAA).

In some embodiments, displaying (1406) the one or more settings iconsincludes displaying at least one of: a Wi-Fi icon (e.g., icon 5102-2 inFIG. 5M; icon 5022-1 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE), a Bluetooth icon(e.g., icon 5102-3 in FIG. 5M; icon 5022-2 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or5DDD-5EEE), an airplane mode icon (e.g., icon 5022-1 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCCor 5DDD-5EEE), and a rotation lock icon (e.g., icon 5102-1 in FIG. 5M;icon 5022-5 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE). In some embodiments,displaying (1406) the one or more settings icons includes displaying ado-not-disturb icon (e.g., icon 5022-4 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE).

In some embodiments, when the gesture is the second swipe gesture in thesecond direction distinct from the first direction, the device displays(1410) one or more audio control icons in the settings panel (e.g.,audio control icons (e.g., play/pause, fast forward, reverse) in FIG.5M; audio control icons 5028 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE). The audiocontrol icons are configured to control any active audio presentation,regardless of its source (e.g., whether the audio is being generated byvideo and music player module 152 or another application and/or module).In some embodiments, when the settings panel is displayed (1408), theaudio control icons are displayed only if audio is being concurrentlypresented.

In some embodiments, when the gesture is the second swipe gesture in thesecond direction distinct from the first direction, the device displays(1412) a brightness adjustment control in the settings panel (e.g.,brightness adjustment control 5026 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE). Thebrightness adjustment control allows a user to change the brightness ofthe touch screen 112. In some embodiments, the brightness control is aslider control that allows a user to slide a displayed positionindicator into a desired position on a displayed slider bar, or to tapon a location of the slider bar to cause the position indicator to moveto the selected location.

In some embodiments, when the gesture is the second swipe gesture in thesecond direction distinct from the first direction, the device displays(1414) one or more user specified application icons in the settingspanel (e.g., user-specified application icons 5030-1 through 5030-4,FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE). In some embodiments, application iconsinclude any application icon specified by the user. In some embodiments,the application icons include a flashlight application icon, a clockapplication icon, a camera application icon, and a calculatorapplication icon.

In some embodiments, when the gesture is the second swipe gesture in thesecond direction, the device concurrently displays in the settings panel(e.g., the settings panel 5024 in FIG. 5BBB or 5DDD) the one or moresettings icons; the brightness adjustment control; the one or more musiccontrol icons; and the one or more user specified application icons. Insome embodiments, the one or more settings icons are displayed in afirst portion of the settings panel, the brightness adjustment controlis displayed in a second portion of the settings panel, the secondportion being below the first portion, the one or more music controlicons are displayed in a third portion of the settings panel, the thirdportion being below the second portion, and the one or more userspecified application icons are displayed in a fourth portion of thesettings panel, the fourth portion being below the third portion (e.g.,as shown in FIG. 5BBB or 5DDD).

In some embodiments, when the gesture is a third swipe gesture in athird direction distinct from the first direction and the seconddirection, the device displays (1416) at least a list of recentelectronic notifications. In some embodiments, the third swipe gesturein the third direction is a swipe in a downward direction (e.g.,downward swipe gesture originating from location 523 in FIG. 5Z).

In some embodiments, when the gesture is the third swipe gesture in thethird direction, the device displays (1418) an information userinterface that includes the list of recent electronic notifications. Insome embodiments, the information user interface replaces a userinterface displayed prior to detecting the third swipe gesture on thetouch-sensitive display (e.g., some or all of the home screen 5001, FIG.5A). In some embodiments, displaying the information user interfaceincludes ceasing to display one or more application icons, anddisplaying the information user interface. In some embodiments, theinformation user interface is or includes a panel (e.g., notificationpanel 5021 in FIG. 5AA).

FIG. 15 is a flow diagram illustrating method 1500. Method 1500 isperformed at a multifunction device (e.g., device 300, FIG. 3, orportable multifunction device 100, FIG. 1) with a display and atouch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the display is a touchscreen display and the touch-sensitive surface is on the display. Insome embodiments, the display is separate from the touch-sensitivesurface. Some operations in method 1500 may be combined and/or the orderof some operations may be changed.

As described below, method 1500 provides an intuitive way to displaysettings icons and/or open application icons. The method reduces thecognitive burden on a user when selecting one of concurrently openapplications and/or selecting a settings icon, thereby creating a moreefficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computingdevices, enabling a user to select one of concurrently open applicationsand/or settings icons faster and more efficiently conserves power andincreases the time between battery charges.

The device detects (1502) a gesture on the touch-sensitive display. Inresponse to detecting (1502) the gesture, the device performs one of thefollowing actions.

When the gesture is a first swipe gesture in a first direction, thedevice displays (1504) at least a list of recent electronicnotifications. In some embodiments, the first swipe gesture in the firstdirection is a swipe in a downward direction (e.g., downward swipegesture originating from location 523 in FIG. 5Z).

In some embodiments, when the gesture is the first swipe gesture in thefirst direction, the device displays (1506) an information userinterface that includes the list of recent electronic notifications. Insome embodiments, the information user interface replaces a userinterface displayed prior to detecting the third swipe gesture on thetouch-sensitive display (e.g., some or all of the home screen 5001, FIG.5A). In some embodiments, displaying the information user interfaceincludes ceasing to display one or more application icons, anddisplaying the information user interface. In some embodiments, theinformation user interface is or includes a panel (e.g., notificationpanel 5021 in FIG. 5AA).

When the gesture is a second swipe gesture in a second directiondistinct from the first direction, the device displays (1508) one ormore settings icons (e.g., settings icons 5102 in FIG. 5M; settingsicons 5022 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE). In some embodiments, whenthe gesture is the second swipe gesture in the second direction distinctfrom the first direction, the device displays (1510) the one or moresettings icons (e.g., settings icons 5022 in FIG. 5BBB or 5DDD) in asettings panel (e.g., settings panel 5024 in FIG. 5BBB or 5DDD).

In some embodiments, the second swipe gesture in the second direction isa swipe in a horizontal direction (e.g., left-to-right swipe gestureoriginating from location 537 in FIG. 5L). In some embodiments, thesecond swipe gesture in the second direction is a swipe in an upwarddirection (e.g., swipe gesture swipe gesture originating from location571 or 570 in FIG. 5AAA).

In some embodiments, displaying (1508) the one or more settings iconsincludes displaying at least one of: a Wi-Fi icon (e.g., icon 5102-2 inFIG. 5M; icon 5022-1 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE), a Bluetooth icon(e.g., icon 5102-3 in FIG. 5M; icon 5022-2 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or5DDD-5EEE), an airplane mode icon (e.g., icon 5022-1 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCCor 5DDD-5EEE), and a rotation lock icon (e.g., icon 5102-1 in FIG. 5M;icon 5022-5 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE). In some embodiments,displaying (1508) the one or more settings icons includes displaying ado-not-disturb icon (e.g., icon 5022-4 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE).

In some embodiments, when the gesture is the second swipe gesture in thesecond direction distinct from the first direction, the device displays(1512) one or more audio control icons in the settings panel (e.g.,audio control icons (e.g., play/pause, fast forward, reverse) in FIG.5M; audio control icons 5028 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE). The audiocontrol icons are configured to control any active audio presentation,regardless of its source (e.g., whether the audio is being generated byvideo and music player module 152 or another application and/or module).In some embodiments, when the settings panel is displayed (1510) (e.g.,in response to an upward swipe gesture), the audio control icons aredisplayed only if audio is being concurrently presented.

In some embodiments, when the gesture is the second swipe gesture in thesecond direction distinct from the first direction, the device displays(1514) a brightness adjustment control in the settings panel (e.g.,brightness adjustment control 5026 in FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE). Thebrightness adjustment control allows a user to change the brightness ofthe touch screen 112. In some embodiments, the brightness control is aslider control that allows a user to slide a displayed positionindicator into a desired position on a displayed slider bar, or to tapon a location of the slider bar to cause the position indicator to moveto the selected location.

In some embodiments, when the gesture is the second swipe gesture in thesecond direction distinct from the first direction, the device displays(1516) one or more user specified application icons in the settingspanel (e.g., user-specified application icons 5030-1 through 5030-4,FIGS. 5BBB-5CCC or 5DDD-5EEE). In some embodiments, application iconsinclude any application icon specified by the user. In some embodiments,the application icons include a flashlight application icon, a clockapplication icon, a camera application icon, and a calculatorapplication icon.

In some embodiments, when the gesture is the second swipe gesture in thesecond direction, the device concurrently displays in the settings panel(e.g., the settings panel 5024 in FIG. 5BBB or 5DDD) the one or moresettings icons; the brightness adjustment control; the one or more musiccontrol icons; and the one or more user specified application icons. Insome embodiments, the one or more settings icons are displayed in afirst portion of the settings panel, the brightness adjustment controlis displayed in a second portion of the settings panel, the secondportion being below the first portion, the one or more music controlicons are displayed in a third portion of the settings panel, the thirdportion being below the second portion, and the one or more userspecified application icons are displayed in a fourth portion of thesettings panel, the fourth portion being below the third portion (e.g.,as shown in FIG. 5BBB or 5DDD).

In some embodiments, when the gesture is a third swipe gesture in athird direction distinct from the first direction and the seconddirection, the device displays (1518) a plurality of open applicationicons that corresponds to at least some of a plurality of concurrentlyopen applications (e.g., application icons 5002 in FIGS. 5C, 5JJ, 5KK,and 5KK-5ZZ). In some embodiments, when the gesture is the third swipegesture in the third direction, the device displays a plurality of openapplication images that corresponds to at least some of a plurality ofconcurrently open applications (e.g., images 5008 in FIG. 5FF). In someembodiments, when the gesture is the third swipe gesture in the thirddirection, the device displays a plurality of open application imagesthat corresponds to at least some of a plurality of concurrently openapplications and a plurality of open application icons that correspondsto at least some of a plurality of concurrently open applications (e.g.,images 5008 and icons 5002 in FIGS. 5MM-5ZZ).

In some embodiments, the third swipe gesture in the third direction is aswipe in a horizontal direction (e.g., swipe gesture originating fromlocation 539-1 or location 541 in FIG. 5II). In some embodiments, thethird swipe is either a left-to-right swipe or a right-to-left swipe(e.g., as shown in FIG. 5II).

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 16 shows a functional blockdiagram of electronic device 1600 configured in accordance with theprinciples of the invention as described above. The functional blocks ofthe device may be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination ofhardware and software to carry out the principles of the invention. Itis understood by persons of skill in the art that the functional blocksdescribed in FIG. 16 may be combined or separated into sub-blocks toimplement the principles of the invention as described above. Therefore,the description herein may support any possible combination orseparation or further definition of the functional blocks describedherein.

As shown in FIG. 16, electronic device 1600 includes touch-sensitivedisplay unit 1602. Electronic device 1600 also includes processing unit1606 coupled to touch-sensitive display unit 1602. In some embodiments,processing unit 1606 includes detecting unit 1608, and display enablingunit 1610.

In some embodiments, processing unit 1606 is configured to detect agesture on a touch-sensitive display of the touch-sensitive display unit(e.g., with detecting unit 1608); and in response to detecting thegesture on the touch-sensitive display: when the gesture is a firstswipe gesture in a first direction, enable display of a plurality ofopen application icons that corresponds to at least some of a pluralityof concurrently open applications (e.g., with display enabling unit1610); and when the gesture is a second swipe gesture in a seconddirection distinct from the first direction, enable display of one ormore settings icons (e.g., with display enabling unit 1610). In someembodiments, the first swipe gesture corresponds to a horizontaldirection, and the second swipe gesture corresponds to an upwarddirection.

In some embodiments, processing unit 1606 is configured to detect agesture on a touch-sensitive display of the touch-sensitive display unit(e.g., with detecting unit 1608); and in response to detecting thegesture on the touch-sensitive display: when the gesture is a firstswipe gesture in a first direction, enable display of at least a list ofrecent electronic notifications (e.g., with display enabling unit 1610);and when the gesture is a second swipe gesture in a second directiondistinct from the first direction, enable display of one or moresettings icons (e.g., with display enabling unit 1610). In someembodiments, the first swipe gesture corresponds to a downwarddirection, and the second swipe gesture corresponds to an upwarddirection.

The operations in the information processing methods described above maybe implemented by running one or more functional modules in informationprocessing apparatus such as general purpose processors or applicationspecific chips. These modules, combinations of these modules, and/ortheir combination with general hardware (e.g., as described above withrespect to FIGS. 1A, 1B and 3) are all included within the scope ofprotection of the invention.

The operations described above with reference to FIGS. 6A-6C, 7, 8A-8C,9, 10, 11A-11B, 12A-12B, and 14-15 may be implemented by componentsdepicted in FIGS. 1A-1C. For example, detection operation 604,application view selection mode entering operation 608, and exitingoperation 622 may be implemented by event sorter 170, event recognizer180, and event handler 190. Event monitor 171 in event sorter 170detects a contact on touch-sensitive display 112, and event dispatchermodule 174 delivers the event information to application 136-1. Arespective event recognizer 180 of application 136-1 compares the eventinformation to respective event definitions 186, and determines whethera first contact at a first location on the touch-sensitive surface (orwhether rotation of the device) corresponds to a predefined event orsub-event, such as selection of an object on a user interface, orrotation of the device from one orientation to another. When arespective predefined event or sub-event is detected, event recognizer180 activates an event handler 190 associated with the detection of theevent or sub-event. Event handler 190 may utilize or call data updater176, object updater 177 or GUI updater 178 to update the applicationinternal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190 accesses arespective GUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by theapplication. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinaryskill in the art how other processes can be implemented based on thecomponents depicted in FIGS. 1A-1C.

The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has beendescribed with reference to specific embodiments. However, theillustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or tolimit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modificationsand variations are possible in view of the above teachings. Theembodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain theprinciples of the invention and its practical applications, to therebyenable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention andvarious embodiments with various modifications as are suited to theparticular use contemplated.

What is claimed is:
 1. An electronic device, comprising: a display; atouch-sensitive surface; one or more processors; memory; and one or moreprograms, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory andconfigured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or moreprograms including instructions for: detecting a gesture on thetouch-sensitive surface; and in response to detecting the gesture on thetouch-sensitive surface: when the gesture is a first swipe gesture in afirst direction, displaying at least a list of recent electronicnotifications; and when the gesture is a second swipe gesture in asecond direction distinct from the first direction, displaying one ormore settings icons in a settings panel, wherein the settings panelincludes a respective settings icon that, when selected, causes apartially transparent interface to be displayed over the settings panel,wherein the partially transparent interface is at least partiallytransparent so that at least a portion of the settings panel can be seenthrough the partially transparent user interface.
 2. The device of claim1, including instructions for: in response to detecting the gesture onthe touch-sensitive surface: when the gesture is a third swipe gesturein a third direction distinct from the first direction and the seconddirection, displaying a plurality of open application icons thatcorresponds to at least some of a plurality of concurrently openapplications.
 3. The device of claim 1, including instructions for: inresponse to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface: whenthe gesture is the first swipe gesture in the first direction,displaying an information user interface that includes the list ofrecent electronic notifications.
 4. The device of claim 1, includinginstructions for: in response to detecting the gesture on thetouch-sensitive surface: when the gesture is the second swipe gesture inthe second direction, displaying the one or more settings icons in asettings panel.
 5. The device of claim 4, wherein: the first directionis a downward direction, and the second direction is an upwarddirection.
 6. The device of claim 4, wherein displaying the one or moresettings icons includes displaying at least one of: an airplane modeicon, a Wi-Fi icon, a Bluetooth icon, and a rotation lock icon.
 7. Thedevice of claim 6, wherein displaying the one or more settings iconsfurther includes displaying a do-not-disturb icon.
 8. The device ofclaim 4, including instructions for: in response to detecting thegesture on the touch-sensitive surface: when the gesture is the secondswipe gesture in the second direction, displaying one or more audiocontrol icons in the settings panel.
 9. The device of claim 4, includinginstructions for: in response to detecting the gesture on thetouch-sensitive surface: when the gesture is the second swipe gesture inthe second direction, displaying a brightness adjustment control in thesettings panel.
 10. The device of claim 4, including instructions for:in response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface:when the gesture is the second swipe gesture in the second direction,displaying one or more user specified application icons in the settingspanel.
 11. The device of claim 1, including instructions for: inresponse to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface: whenthe gesture is the second swipe gesture in the second direction,concurrently displaying in the settings panel: the one or more settingsicons; a brightness adjustment control; one or more audio control icons;and one or more user specified application icons.
 12. The device ofclaim 11, wherein: the one or more settings icons are displayed in afirst portion of the settings panel, the brightness adjustment controlis displayed in a second portion of the settings panel, the secondportion being below the first portion, the one or more audio controlicons are displayed in a third portion of the settings panel, the thirdportion being below the second portion, and the one or more userspecified application icons are displayed in a fourth portion of thesettings panel, the fourth portion being below the third portion.
 13. Amethod, comprising: at a multifunction device with a touch-sensitivesurface and a display: detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitivesurface; and in response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitivesurface: when the gesture is a first swipe gesture in a first direction,displaying at least a list of recent electronic notifications; and whenthe gesture is a second swipe gesture in a second direction distinctfrom the first direction, displaying one or more settings icons in asettings panel, wherein the settings panel includes a respectivesettings icon that, when selected, causes a partially transparentinterface to be displayed over the settings panel, wherein the partiallytransparent interface is at least partially transparent so that at leasta portion of the settings panel can be seen through the partiallytransparent user interface.
 14. The method of claim 13, includinginstructions: in response to detecting the gesture on thetouch-sensitive surface: when the gesture is the first swipe gesture inthe first direction, displaying an information user interface thatincludes the list of recent electronic notifications.
 15. The method ofclaim 13, including: in response to detecting the gesture on thetouch-sensitive surface: when the gesture is the second swipe gesture inthe second direction, displaying the one or more settings icons in asettings panel.
 16. The method of claim 15, wherein: the first directionis a downward direction, and the second direction is an upwarddirection.
 17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storingone or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions,which when executed by an electronic device with a display and atouch-sensitive surface cause the device to: detect a gesture on thetouch-sensitive surface; and in response to detecting the gesture on thetouch-sensitive surface: when the gesture is a first swipe gesture in afirst direction, display at least a list of recent electronicnotifications; and when the gesture is a second swipe gesture in asecond direction distinct from the first direction, display one or moresettings icons in a settings panel, wherein the settings panel includesa respective settings icon that, when selected, causes a partiallytransparent interface to be displayed over the settings panel, whereinthe partially transparent interface is at least partially transparent sothat at least a portion of the settings panel can be seen through thepartially transparent user interface.
 18. The non-transitory computerreadable storage medium of claim 17, including instructions which, whenexecuted, cause the device to: in response to detecting the gesture onthe touch-sensitive surface: when the gesture is the first swipe gesturein the first direction, display an information user interface thatincludes the list of recent electronic notifications.
 19. Thenon-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, includinginstructions which, when executed, cause the device to: in response todetecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface: when the gestureis the second swipe gesture in the second direction, display the one ormore settings icons in a settings panel.
 20. The non-transitory computerreadable storage medium of claim 19, wherein: the first direction is adownward direction, and the second direction is an upward direction.